An electrolyte flip flop – a patient with chronic hyperkalemic acidosis presenting with severe hypokalemic alkalosis

HIGHLIGHTS

• who: Avital Angel-Korman from the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel have published the research work: An electrolyte flip flop - a patient with chronic hyperkalemic acidosis presenting with severe hypokalemic alkalosis, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)

SUMMARY

A 76-year-old man was sent to the emergency department (ED) with the chief complaint of right toe swelling and pain. Pertinent laboratory findings were severe hypokalemia (2.3 mmol/L), acute on chronic renal failure (creatinine- 2.3 mg/dL), metabolic alkalosis (blood gas bicarbonate- 43.5 mmol/L), respiratory . . .

 



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