Sick Cell
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'Sick cell' hyponatraemia and gastrointestinal electrolyte loss.
A patient with protracted vomiting was noted to have hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia on admission. Isotope dilution studies before treatment revealed profound body depletion of sodium, potassium and water. Treatment with potassium chloride tablets produced a simultaneous rise in serum sodium and potassium concentration without change in urine volume or osmolality, or body weight. Potassium deple...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: M/C Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1441-2616
DOI: 10.5204/mcj.1913