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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Disturbances of potassium homeostasis are frequently iatrogenic: some drugs, especially diuretics, are sometimes taken without proper electrolyte control and replacement; this can lead to more or less severe hypokalemic states. After some physiopathologic remarks, the Authors report their experience with four patients admitted for severe hypokalemia; the clinical picture was always quite typical: severe muscle weakness (even quadriparesis), cardiac rhythm abnormalities, metabolic alkalosis. A reliable diagnostic tool is muscle biopsy that shows aspects of vacuolar myopathy.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0375-9393
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Hypokalemic myopathy. Our experience at an intensive care unit].
pubmed:affiliation
Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione 2. IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports