Hypophosphataemia and hypokalaemia.

Hypophosphataemia and hypokalaemia.

Correspondence BRM= Most of Dr. Birdwood's missionary zeal is harmless, and some of it is a useful reminder of our age-old obligations to the sick. But I must protest at his attack on health centres and at what is suspiciously like a sneer at the Royal College of General Practitioners' "ideal"; his experience of both must be lamentably small and/or distorted. Health centres-of all shapes and si...

Hypokalaemia.

OBJECTIVE To review the metabolism and function of potassium and causes and management of hypokalaemia. DATA SOURCES A review of studies reported from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search of the English-language literature of hypokalaemia. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Potassium is predominantly an intracellular ion that contributes to approximately 50% of the intracellular fluid osmola...

Psychogenic vomiting and hypokalaemia.

Investigating hypophosphataemia.

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia Kolling Institute Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia Correspondence to: P Glendenning, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine,...

Chronic hypokalaemia and nephrocalcinosis

Unravelling chronic hypokalaemia can be a clinical challenge in some patients. History and physical examination can be misleading or inaccurate. Diagnostic steps usually involve assessing urinary potassium excretion, transtubular potassium gradient (TTKG) and concomitant acid–base disturbances. In those patients with low urinary potassium excretion, a gastrointestinal cause for the hypokalaemia...