hypokalaemia

Hypokalaemia is often severe in these cases.

Many of these patients are also receiving digitalis or diuretics, and the latter increase the risk by producing hypokalaemia.

Vomiting and laxative abuse can trigger metabolic disturbances such as hypokalaemia.

He subsequently became thrombocytopenic with hypokalaemia and hypocalcaemia.

Cellular potassium depletion predisposes to hypokalaemia after oral sodium phosphate.

They are commonly described as secreting large amounts of mucus, resulting in hypokalaemia in patients.

It has also been linked to severe hypokalaemia secondary to ibuprofen-induced renal tubule acidosis.

Electrolyte disturbance: Cisplatin can cause hypomagnesaemia, hypokalaemia and hypocalcaemia.

The analogous hypokalaemia that may occur during treatment with β 2 adrenoceptor agonists has been explained in a similar manner.

Hypomagnesaemia is especially important in refractory cases of hypokalaemia, while hypocalcaemia and hyponatraemia or hypernatraemia are also common.

Drinking more than 2l of cola a day may lead to hypokalaemia (potassium deficiency), leading to muscle wastage and paralysis.

Hypokalaemia, a drop in the level of potassium in the blood, is a sign of anorexia nervosa.

During therapy with class 1a drugs, the risk of developing proarrhythmia is increased by the presence of bradycardia, hypokalaemia, or hypomagnesaemia.

Thus hypomagnesemia results in an increased efflux of potassium in kidney, resulting in a hypokalaemia.

In 1935 Mary Walker was the first to recognise the association between the condition familial periodic paralysis and hypokalaemia (low blood potassium levels).

Electrolyte disturbance may cause cramping and muscle tetany, particularly hypokalaemia and hypocalcaemia.

High doses may cause hypokalaemia, which is of concern in patients with renal failure and those on certain diuretics and xanthine derivatives.

Hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia, nausea or vomiting are side effects commonly seen when polystyrene resins are used.

Potassium-sparing diuretics (e.g. amiloride) - used first-line use to correct hypokalaemia.

Among these hypokalaemia is the most consistent and important finding, and its magnitude correlates well with the concurrent serum theophylline concentration.

The second failkure occurred in a 77 year old man who presented with severe secretary diarrhoea (15 motions per day), hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, and prerenal failure.

Hypokalaemia and hypomagnesaemia, when severe, can prolong repolarisation and precipitate torsades de pointes.

Sometimes an underlying reversible cause can be detected and treated (the so-called 'H's and T's', an example of which is hypokalaemia).

Authors' reply,- Memon's points about metabolic abnormalities, emphasising hypokalaemia, are misleading in relation to monitoring theophylline therapy.

Hypokalaemia, as his selection of references shows, occurs after acute single overdosage of theophylline, but not during long term overdosage.