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Acute hyperkalemia can be a life-threatening consequence of a variety of pathologic, pharmacologic, and iatrogenic disorders. Recognition and prompt therapy often reverse the electrophysiologic complications within minutes. Therefore, physicians must have a thorough understanding of potassium
Summary: Cushing's disease is a rare disorder characterised by excessive cortisol production as a consequence of a corticotroph pituitary tumour. While the primary treatment is surgical resection, post-operative radiation therapy may be
We have examined the electrocardiograms of 516 patients hospitalized for acute abdomen. We have excluded from this research the younger patients than 14 years, those with shock, those with clinical signs of cardiopathy, those with electrolytic alterations and those executing anti-arythmic or
Elderly patients have a higher incidence of symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias and greater management problems than younger patients. This is due to the frequency of occult and overt cardiovascular disease, reduction in cardiac reserve as a consequence of the aging process, and coexistence of other
BACKGROUND
The objective was to study the epidemiology of hypokalaemia [serum potassium concentration (S(K)) <3.5 mmol/l] in a general hospital population, specifically focusing on how often and why patients develop subsequent hyperkalaemia (S(K) > or =5.0 mmol/l).
METHODS
In a 3-month hospital-wide