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We describe a case of recurrent deterioration of renal function in a 54-year-old man who was found to have metabolic alkalosis, with a maximum PaCO(2) of 73.9 mmHg and a bicarbonate concentration of 55.3 mmol/l. He had a gradual exacerbation of nausea and vomiting due to atrophic gastritis, with a
A 45-year-old man who was admitted with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain was found to have severe metabolic alkalosis, with a PaCO2 of 11.4kPa (85.5 mm Hg), PaO2 of 5.8 kPa (43.5 mm Hg), pH of 7.61, and plasma bicarbonate concentration of 82.0 mmol/l. He was treated with oxygen, intravenous
Background: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital malformations from abnormal budding of embryonic foregut and tracheobronchial tree. We present a case of bronchogenic cyst with severe back pain, epigastric distress and refractory nausea and vomiting. Case Presentation: A 44-year-old Hispanic female
Nausea and vomiting are both common in early pregnancy. Most cases are mild and do not require treatment. However, persistent vomiting and severe nausea can progress to hyperemesis if the woman is unable to maintain adequate hydration, and fluid and electrolyte as well as nutritional status are
BACKGROUND
Hypercalcemia is a common manifestation in clinical practice and occurs as a result of primary hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, milk-alkali syndrome, hyper or hypothyroidism, sarcoidosis and other known and unknown causes. Patients with milk-alkali syndrome typically are presented with
BACKGROUND
Acute hepatic porphyrias can mimic a range of unrelated diseases and conditions that may occur independently of porphyria and trigger their initial manifestations and further attacks.
METHODS
A 46-year-old female patient was subjected to cholecystectomy for biliary colic.
Of 61 cases of ibuprofen overdosage reported consecutively to the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center from September 1985 through April 1986, 16 were excluded because of incomplete follow-up or concurrent medication ingestion. A toxic reaction developed in 7 (16%) of the remaining 45 patients.
Schmidt’s syndrome, also known as poliglandular autoimmune syndrome type 2, is a rare disease that has a prevalence between 1.5-4.5 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. The diagnosis consists in the concomitant presentation of Addison disease, autoimmune thyroid disease and other autoimmune
Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the common causes of tick-borne hemorrhagic infections. The study aims to report a case of a female patient with severe CCHF with pulmonary embolism.
In the United States, the drugs most commonly used to treat peptic ulcer disease are antacids and the H2-receptor antagonists cimetidine and ranitidine. Other available agents include anticholinergics and the coating agent sucralfate. Investigational drugs such as colloidal bismuth, carbenoxolone,
An 81-year-old woman had been visiting 2 hospitals for hypertension and dementia, prior to admission to our emergency room for nausea, hypertension, severe hypokalemia (K 1.29 mEq/l) and abnormal electrocardiography findings. She had been taking a Chinese herbal remedy (Yokukansan, 7.5 g/day) for
We report a case of a 50-year-old malnourished African American male with hiccups, nausea and vomiting who was brought to the Emergency Department after repeated seizures at home. Laboratory evaluations revealed sodium (Na(+)) 107 mmol/L, unmeasurably low potassium, chloride < 60 mmol/L, bicarbonate
Laxative abuse syndrome (LAS) is a type of Münchausen syndrome characterized by surreptitious abuse of purgatives. Clinical findings are often perplexing and may mimic inflammatory bowel disease or malabsorption syndromes. Patients frequently complain of diarrhea alternating with constipation and
OBJECTIVE
As society has seen an increase in rates of cannabis abuse, largely related to an increase in legalization of the substance, a new clinical condition deemed cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome has been recognized. This syndrome of idiopathic etiology is stimulated from chronic marijuana usage
Nausea and vomiting afflicts up to 80% of pregnancies, with the more severe form, hyperemesis, complicating about 1%. Hyperemesis in pregnancy causes fluid volume deficit, starvational ketoacidosis, and at times, metabolic alkalosis with hypokalemia. Significant weight loss may occur and reflect