HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia. Among the adverse effects associated with these drugs are statin-associated myopathies, ranging from asymptomatic elevation of serum creatine kinase to fatal rhabdomyolysis. Fluvastatin-induced fatal rhabdomyolysis has not been previously reported. We describe here a patient with liver cirrhosis who experience...

Hyponatremia is a common finding after subarachnoid hemorrhaging (SAH) and can be caused by either cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS) or syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Distinguishing between these two entities can be difficult because they have similar manifestations, including hyponatremia, serum hypo-osmolality, and high urine osmolality. We herein report the case ...

Hyponatremia is a common disorder of water-electrolyte balance characterized by the decrease of plasma sodium ions concentration below 135 mM. Although water-electrolyte balance is regulated by a kidney, symptoms of hyponatremia are related to the disturbances of intracranial homeostasis and are attributed to brain swelling. Despite the importance of blood vessels function for the homeostasis o...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Hyponatremia is a common problem encountered in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms. We undertook this study to investigate the clinical profile of patients with hyponatremia, the precipitating factors, the response to therapy and to compare, using these parameters, hyponatremia at presentation to that developing in the hospital. METHODS Seventy consecutive p...

Objective: Rhabdomyolysis is an important etiology for developing acute kidney injury (AKI). Among the many varying reasons rhabdomyolysis, electrical seems to be a lesser-known factor. The clinical presentation of rhabdomyolysis usually in form severe and widespread pain, tenderness, weakness muscles dark urine. It characterized by disruption cell integrity myocytes as result damage skeletal p...

The spectrum of rhabdomyolysis ranges from an asymptomatic illness with mild elevation in the creatine kinase level to a life-threatening condition associated with extreme elevations in creatine kinase, electrolyte imbalances, acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 33-50% of patients with rhabdomyolysis. Muscular trauma is the most co...

Hyponatremia is a frequent complication following pituitary surgery. We report a case with hyponatremia after surgery of a pituitary adenoma that was successfully treated with tolvaptan. A 68-year-old man with a pituitary tumor presented with mild hyponatremia (133 mEq/L) before surgery. The patient developed hyponatremia (125 mEq) 4 days postsurgery, and 10% sodium chloride was infused. Seven ...

Hyponatremia is one of the most commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities occurring in up to 22% of hospitalized patients. Hyponatremia usually reflects excess water retention relative to sodium rather than sodium deficiency. Volume status and serum osmolality are essential to determine etiology. Treatment depends on several factors, including the cause, overall volume status of the patien...

Any strenuous muscular exercise may trigger rhabdomyolysis. We report an episode of clinically manifested exertional rhabdomyolysis due to stationary cycling, commonly known as spinning. Reports of spinning-related rhabdomyolysis are rare in the English literature, and the current case appears to be the first such case reported in South Korea. A previously healthy 21-year-old Asian woman presen...

PATIENT Female, 14 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency Symptoms: Hyponatremia Medication: - Clinical Procedure: Endovascular embolectomy Specialty: Endocrinology and Metabolic Objective: PATIENT complains/malpractice. BACKGROUND Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte disorders. Depending on the patient's hydration status, hyponatremia can be classified as hypovo...