Abstract Background Hypokalemia is frequently found in patients with anorexia nervosa and sometimes leads to life-threatening conditions. Although their serum potassium levels are considered further decrease during refeeding, no previous studies have addressed actual changes the potential mechanisms underlying hypokalemia refeeding period of nervosa. In this study, we investigated factors assoc...

Ondansetron is widely used in general practice for nausea and vomiting due to any cause. We report a rare side effect, life-threatening hypokalaemia following intravenous Ondansetron injection. It may be judicious to restrict the use of Odansetron to patients with severe vomiting due to chemotherapy or in post-operative state. Life-threatening hypokalemia can occur without any warning and may b...

The role of potassium in the progression of cardiovascular disease is complex and controversial. Animal and human data suggest that increases in dietary potassium, decreases in urinary potassium loss, or increases in serum potassium levels through other mechanisms have benefits in several disease states. These include the treatment of hypertension, stroke prevention, arrhythmia prevention, and ...

Background: Acute myocardial infarction is associated with high morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The present study was conducted to assess electrolyte imbalance acute Materials & Methods: 80 patients of AMI both genders were included. Electrolytes such as sodium, Potassium, Calcium measured within 48 hours admission. Results: Out patients, 44 males 36 females. STEMI seen 64 NST...

Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) may rarely occur in the course of autoimmune diseases. We present a patient who was followed up with Graves' disease and vitiligo diagnosed dRTA upon detection hypopotasemia. A 9.2-year-old girl presented complaints sweating, palpitations, hand tremors. The had on examination per clinical laboratory findings. patient, received methimazole as euthyroid, found...

Introduction: Hypokalemia is common disorder characterized by low plasma potassium levels (<3.5 mEq / L). can be caused genetic disorders. Bartter syndrome and Gitelman are rare disorders that cause damage to the tubular kidneys. The of hypokalemia must determined analyzing diagnosis algorithm hypokalemia.Case Illustration: A 27-year-old woman was brought emergency room with complaints weakn...

Abstract
 Diabetes insipidus is a poluuria polydipsia syndrome with hyperexcretion of hypotonic urine. It still rare in the world. Generally, diagnosed by dehydration and vasopressin test. was reported that woman experienced recurrent hypokalemia, cause unknown. After examination collected urine plasma osmolarity, it found diabetes waspresent. A test performed using intranasal desmopressin...