Hyperkalaemia and diarrhoea in a patient with surreptitious ingestion of potassium sparing diuretics

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1001-1004

  Stepan, Vinzenz M ^a   Hammer, Heinz F ^a   Krejs, Guenter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Diuretic; Hyperkalaemia; Laxative; Self induced

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; LAXATIVE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRIAMTERENE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; MELANOSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SODIUM DEPLETION;

EID: 0030864799     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199710000-00014     Document Type: Article

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