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Airway Management of Hypokalaemic Paralysis with Trismus and Bulbar Palsy Due To Conn's Syndrome.
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Department of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy, Miguel Servet University Hospital, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Hypokalemia-Induced Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Adrenal Adenoma: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York City Health + Hospitals - Queens, New York City, USA.
Adrenal adenoma, which leads to increased production of the hormone aldosterone, commonly presents as hypertension and hypokalemia. Rhabdomyolysis as a result of hypokalemia secondary to primary hyperaldosteronism is a rare but important complication with only a few reported cases. Low potassium levels can disrupt the regulation of arteriolar musculature, leading to reduced blood flow to skeletal muscles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLicorice Toxicity Presenting As Refractory Hypokalemia and Hypertension in an Elderly Patient.
Cureus
November 2024
Acute Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Lancashire, GBR.
Licorice toxicity can present with a triad of severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypertension, particularly in elderly patients. We present the intriguing case of a 78-year-old male who was referred for evaluation of refractory hypokalemia and newly developed hypertension. Despite an unremarkable systemic review and minimal symptoms, a detailed dietary history revealed significant daily consumption of licorice, initially believed by the patient to support smoking cessation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRespiratory failure and rhabdomyolysis caused by severe hypokalemia in a young female with hypertension: a rare critical condition in primary aldosteronism.
BMC Urol
October 2024
School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Background: The two classic manifestations of primary aldosteronism are hypertension and hypokalemia. However, acute respiratory failure due to hypokalemia in primary hyperaldosteronism is rare.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 27-year-old female who presented with drowsiness and weakness in all extremities.
[Adrenal tumors: current standards in clinical management].
Inn Med (Heidelb)
July 2024
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Lehrstuhl für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland.
Adrenal tumors are among the most common tumors in humans. They are most frequently discovered incidentally during abdominal imaging for other reasons or due to clinical symptoms (e.g.
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