Unexplained hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis
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A rare cause of hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis
A 72-year-old man with a medical history of diabetes mellitus Type II, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and heart failure was hospitalized after a syncope. Pitting oedema in both legs were the only abnormal finding on physical examination, in particular the patient had no cushinoid features. The blood pressure was slightly elevated at 160/90 mmHg. Regular medications consisted of furosemid 100 mg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.912.e4