Studies on the pathogenesis of hypokalemia in Gitelman's syndrome: Role of bicarbonaturia and hypomagnesemia

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-49

  Kamel, Kamel S ^a   Harvey, Elizabeth ^b   Douek, Karen ^c   Parmar, Malvinder S ^d   Halperin, Mitchell L ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c North West Renal Clinic ^*  (United States)

^d Timmins and District Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bartter's syndrome; Bicarbonate; Chloride; Cortical collecting duct; Hypomagnesemia; Magnesium; Potassium; Transtubular K concentration gradient; Urine pH

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; KALIURESIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE PH;

ADULT; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BARTTER SYNDROME; BICARBONATES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; POTASSIUM; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031983611     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013303     Document Type: Article

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