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Rhabdomyolysis in an HIV cohort: epidemiology, causes and outcomes. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundThe Literature on rhabdomyolysis in the HIV-positive population is sparse and limited. We aimed to explore the incidence, patient characteristics, etiologies and outcomes of rhabdomyolysis in a cohort of HIV-positive patients identified through
Atta, Mohamed G +6 more
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Hypokalemic paralysis associated with cystic disease of the kidney: case report
BMC Nephrology, 2011 Background Severe hypokalemia is known to cause muscle paralysis, and renal tubular acidosis is a recognized cause. Cystic disease of the kidney is associated with severe hypokalemia.
Jayasinghe Saroj +3 more
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Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2022 Hypokalemia is a relatively common electrolyte disorder usually resulting from gastrointestinal wasting. Transient hyperkalemia in those treated for hypokalemia has been previously described to occur in 16% of hospitalized patients. The majority of those
Matthew C. Breeggemann, Stephen L. Gluck
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Hypertension in mice lacking 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 [PDF]
, 1999 Deficiency of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) in humans leads to the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (SAME), in which cortisol illicitly occupies mineralocorticoid receptors, causing sodium retention, hypokalemia, and ...
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Methadone and Corrected QT Prolongation in Pain and Palliative Care Patients: A Case–Control Study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Methadone (ME) is commonly used in pain and palliative care (PPC) patients with refractory pain or intolerable opioid adverse effects (AEs).
Brown, Jack +3 more
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Sodium leak through K2P potassium channels and cardiac arrhythmia, an emerging theme. [PDF]
, 2017 In this issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, Decher et al (2017) identify a point mutation in the K2P2 (TREK‐1) potassium (K+) channel that changes function in just those ways expected to predispose to right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ventricular
Goldstein, Steve An
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Precision medicine and artificial intelligence : a pilot study on deep learning for hypoglycemic events detection based on ECG [PDF]
, 2020 Tracking the fluctuations in blood glucose levels is important for healthy subjects and crucial diabetic patients. Tight glucose monitoring reduces the risk of hypoglycemia, which can result in a series of complications, especially in diabetic patients ...
Pecchia, Leandro +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Background Potassium disturbances are associated with adverse prognosis in patients with chronic conditions. Its prognostic implications in stable patients attending the emergency department (ED) is poorly described.
Laure Abensur Vuillaume +9 more
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Hydrochlorothiazide reduces urinary calcium excretion in a child with Lowe syndrome. [PDF]
, 2015 There is a growing recognition that children with Lowe syndrome are at risk of nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis from hypercalciuria. Increased fluid intake and correction of metabolic acidosis have remained the focus for intervention but are not ...
Butani, Lavjay
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Potassium wasting nephropathy in the setting of tizanidine overdose: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Hypokalemia has been rarely attributed to tizanidine, although the precise mechanism is unclear. Severe hypokalemia is a well-established cause of abnormalities involving cardiac conduction. Given this agent’s well-known cardiac arrhythmogenic
Michael J. Brucculeri, Juan Garcia
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