hypokalemia/obesity

BACKGROUND Infants with cystic fibrosis may fail to thrive despite recommended caloric intake because of electrolyte disurbances caused by salt depletion resulting in hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis or pseudo-Bartter's syndrome. In most patients reported symptoms began in infancy, but it may be an

Low-calorie diet therapy (LCDT) was used to treat obesity in 74 females aged 18-49 in four regimens: short-term (up to 7 days), of middle duration (10-14 days), long-term (up to 21-24 days) and fractionated. Middle duration of LCDT proved most favourable. Long-term fasting may bring unstable effects

BACKGROUND The syndrome of Wernicke's encephalopathy consists of two of four features of (1) dietary deficiency; (2) oculomotor abnormality; (3) cerebellar dysfunction; and (4) confusion or mild memory impairment. Predisposing risk factors include alcoholism, hyperemesis gravidarum and prolonged

A 36-year-old patient developed tetany manifested only by a positive Trousseau's sign and with a negative Chvostek's sign 8 weeks after gastric bypass surgery for obesity. The usual causes of tetany (hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia and alkalosis) were absent. The only possible etiology found was

We report five cases of symptomatic hypokalemia caused by surreptitious diuretic ingestion. A positive diagnosis was made in four patients by a colorimetric detection of the diuretic in urine by simple chemical means. Patients who surreptitiously ingest diuretics appear to be mainly women, among

To elucidate a potential role for insulin-mediated extra-renal potassium disposal in the clinical syndrome of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, an obese affected man was studied using the euglycemic insulin clamp, which, in normal and obese subjects, produces predictable, insulin dose-dependent

History: A 58-year-old man presented with refractory hypokalemia and rapid weight gain. On examination, he had high blood pressure, central obesity and bilateral pitting edema. Findings and diagnosis: Biochemical tests showed

OBJECTIVE To compare the long-term efficacy, safety and tolerability of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren against the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in obese patients with hypertension. METHODS A post hoc analysis of 396 obese patients (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2) in a 52-week study in

Intestinal bypass surgery, performed for weight reduction in the morbidly obese patient, is frequently complicated by the development and hepatic complications. In 44 morbidly obese individuals, 55 inches of proximal jejunum were anastomosed, end to side, to 5 inches of distal ileum. All the

A 20-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with acute, severe neurologic symptoms 16 weeks after gastric banding for obesity. Her postoperative weight loss was 52 kg. Before admission she had protracted periods of vomiting with; hypokalemia. The etiology of the neurologic findings remains unclear.

BACKGROUND One potential indication for intra-gastric balloon is weight reduction for mild to moderate obesity. The authors evaluated retrospectively the tolerance and efficacy of the BioEnterics intragastric balloon (BIB). METHODS From February 1998 to July 2001, an intragastric balloon was placed

BACKGROUND Profound hypokalemia with paralysis usually poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. METHODS We report on a 28-y-old obese Chinese female presenting with sudden onset of flaccid quadriparesis upon awaking in the morning. There is no family history of hyperthyroidism. She experienced