Severe hypokalemia secondary to abuse of β-adrenergic agonists in a pediatric patient: Case report

ABSTRACT This study reports a case of a 13-year-old male with a 3-year history of severe and intermittent hypokalemia episodes of unknown origin, requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for long QT syndrome (LQTS), finally diagnosed of redistributive hypokalemia secondary to the abuse o...

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Main Authors: Carolt Arana Aliaga, Leonor Fayos de Arizon, Rosario Montañés Bermúdez, Jose A. Ballarín Castán, Anna Vila Santandreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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