ALLMedicine™ Hypokalemia Center

Dec 2nd, 2020 - An Unusual Cause of Hypokalemia.|2020|Petersen T,Fraissinet F,Ziegler F,Brunel V,|

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Context: Heloderma bites are rare and generally mild, but a few cases can be life threatening. Methods: Description of Heloderma bite was searched in medical literature. Discussion: We present a synthesis of clinical and biomedical effects of enve...

Nov 20th, 2020 - Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT) is a rare, but serious, arrhythmia. Hypokalemia is commonly found in clinical practice, but hypokalemia-induced BVT has rarely been reported. A 74-year-old male patient with the symptoms of chest distres...

Nov 20th, 2020 - The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of an insulin infusion calculator incorporated into electronic health record system in reducing the rate of hypoglycemia in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) management. Retrospective chart review of patie...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Hypothermia-induced Hypokalemia.|2020|Yoshida H,Reeve W,Mansoor AM,|

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 ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - An Unusual Cause of Hypokalemia.|2020|Petersen T,Fraissinet F,Ziegler F,Brunel V,|

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Context: Heloderma bites are rare and generally mild, but a few cases can be life threatening. Methods: Description of Heloderma bite was searched in medical literature. Discussion: We present a synthesis of clinical and biomedical effects of enve...

Dec 1st, 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 ...

Nov 30th, 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 ...

Nov 30th, 2020 - Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insuffi...

Oct 27th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A recent move to use isotonic rather than hypotonic intravenous fluids (IVFs) in acutely ill children could be boosting their risk of developing electrolyte disorders, a new trial suggests. "Commercially available isoto...

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...