Unsuspecting Dietary Factors in Hyperkalemia: A Case Report on Why History Matters

INTRODUCTION: We present a case of hyperkalemia secondary to excessive dietary intake of hard caramel candies. CASE REPORT: An 88-year-old male who presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting was found to have hyperkalemia of 6.9 milliequivalents per liter. He was stabilized, treated, and disch...

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Autores principales: McLendon, Kevin, Wiggins, Matthew, Hunt, Derek, Gauthier, Alex, Thoppil, Deepu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
ACOEP Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426685
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.3.43095

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