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A Case of Profound Hypertriglyceridemia Causing Pseudohypobicarbonatemia

The light-scattering effect of hypertriglyceridemia may interfere with the photometric analysis of the electrolytes, leading to errors in laboratory values. We present a case of erroneously low bicarbonate levels due to the presence of severe hypertriglyceridemia. A 49-year-old male was admitted for...

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Autores principales: Garg, Deepshikha, Chatterjee, Tulika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10178620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37187659
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37489