Aldosterone Response in Severe Hypokalemia and Volume Depletion: A Case Report and Review of the Recent Research

We report a case of severe hypokalemia and volume depletion complicated by chronic watery diarrhea resulting from chronic alcoholism in a 57-year-old man. Prompt replacement of normal saline with potassium chloride and cessation of alcohol intake resulted in a favorable outcome. We discuss the patho...

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Autores principales: Kai, Keiko, Tominaga, Naoto, Uchida, Daisuke, Fukai, Nanae, Matsuura, Yumie, Uda, Susumu, Yokochi, Akio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2036503

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2036503

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