Publications by authors named "Amit Badshah"
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- Hyperkalaemia is a serious medical emergency that requires immediate treatment, but there is uncertainty about the exact level at which treatment should start due to different clinical situations.
- The case report focuses on an 89-year-old man with frequent falls and unstable potassium levels, who did not exhibit symptoms of hyperkalaemia and lacked a significant drug history.
- Further examination identified a myeloproliferative neoplasm causing thrombocytosis, leading to a diagnosis of pseudohyperkalaemia, which emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between true hyperkalaemia and pseudohyperkalaemia in patients with blood disorders.
Starvation ketoacidosis (SKA) represents one of three metabolic acidoses caused by the accumulation of ketone bodies within the bloodstream. While easily treated, it is a diagnosis that can be easily missed in patients with an unexplained metabolic acidosis.In this case report, we discuss two patients presenting with a starvation ketoacidosis and psychiatric illness.
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