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The Utility of Potassium Monitoring in Gender-Diverse Adolescents Taking Spironolactone

CONTEXT: Current guidelines recommend close monitoring of electrolytes in transgender patients using spironolactone given the risk of hyperkalemia from mineralocorticoid antagonism. In patients taking spironolactone for other conditions, the rate of hyperkalemia is low, and the utility of frequent m...

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Autores principales: Millington, Kate, Liu, Enju, Chan, Yee-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31065620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-00030