ALLMedicine™ Hypokalemia Center

Sep 11th, 2020 - Hypophosphatemia and hypokalemia occur frequently during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). We evaluated serum phosphate and potassium levels in patients administered three different types of dialysis solution. The study population consi...

Sep 9th, 2020 - Based on existing literature, the juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT) is a rare renal tumor, typically present with hypertension and hypokalemia. Nonfunctioning JGCT, without hypertension or hypokalemia, is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case o...

Aug 30th, 2020 - This study presents the case of a 54-year-old man who presented with weakness in his lower extremities and tall P waves on electrocardiography (ECG). At admission, ECG revealed tall P waves (0.32 mV, lead II) at a serum potassium level of 1.21 mmo...

Aug 28th, 2020 - Bartter syndrome is a rare inherited disease caused by CLCNKB mutation, which results in inactivation of the chloride channel Kb protein. Bartter syndrome is characterized by extreme hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis, hyperrenin-indu...

Aug 25th, 2020 - Hypokalemia is common in patients treated with antihypertensive drugs, but the impact of correcting hypokalemia is insufficiently studied. We examined the consequences of hypokalemia and borderline hypokalemia correction in patients with hypertens...

Apr 30th, 2016 - For high-risk groups of hypertensive patients and those with hypokalemia, we recommend case detection of primary aldosteronism by determining the aldosterone-renin ratio under standard conditions and recommend that a commonly used confirmatory tes.

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) is an emerging public health epidemic.1 The pathogenesis and natural history are still unknown despite a series of cases that have been reported in the United ...

Sep 13th, 2020 - BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM ...

Sep 11th, 2020 - Hypophosphatemia and hypokalemia occur frequently during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). We evaluated serum phosphate and potassium levels in patients administered three different types of dialysis solution. The study population consi...

Sep 9th, 2020 - Based on existing literature, the juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT) is a rare renal tumor, typically present with hypertension and hypokalemia. Nonfunctioning JGCT, without hypertension or hypokalemia, is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case o...

Sep 4th, 2020 - Potassium chloride extended-release capsules are indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia in adults and children with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic d...

Sep 2nd, 2020 - BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM ...

Feb 5th, 2020 - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health alert warning consumers to avoid the use of dietary supplements that contain cesium chloride or any other cesium salt because of significant safety risks. Cesium salts are sometimes adver.

Aug 1st, 2019 - To the Editor: We read with great pleasure the article by Sharayah et al about acute gastro­paresis in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. 1 However, in the case description, the authors reached a diagnosis of gastroparesis secondary to diabetic.

Jun 11th, 2019 - The most reliable screening test for primary aldosterone is the ARR, although false-negative and false-positive results are possible. 11 False-negative results can be caused by dietary salt restriction, hypokalemia, and use of medications including.

Aug 8th, 2018 - WASHINGTON -- The FDA debuted a new process for reviewing generic drug applications in approving oral potassium chloride solutions made by Apotex. Several strengths of the KCl solutions, used to treat hypokalemia, were approved Wednesday and are t...

Jul 17th, 2017 - Case Presentation A male veteran aged 45 years when treated by the authors was well until moving into a new rural home when he began to experience acute episodes of variable perioral numbness, diarrhea, paresthesias, abdominal cramping, and weakne.