Girl with hypokaliemia and metabolic alkalosis: a case report

Background: In cases of normotensive patients, hypokalemia with metabolic alkalosis is most frequently caused by repeated vomiting or diuretics abuse, and rarely by tubulopathies, e.g., Bartter or Gitelman syndrome (GS). Case report: An adolescent girl who was repeatedly examined due to collapses an...

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Main Authors: Ksenja Marguč Kirn, Magdalena Avbelj Stefanija, Rina R. Rus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2013-04-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/661