Gitelman's syndrome: An overlooked cause of chronic hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia in adults

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 248-254

  Schepkens, H ^a   Lameire, N ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bartter's syndrome; Diuretics; Gitelman'syndrome; Hypokalemia; Hypomagnesemia; Metabolic alkalosis

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIVALENT CATION; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; BARTTER SYNDROME; DIURETIC THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOALDOSTERONISM; HYPOCALCIURIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0034855548     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2001.036     Document Type: Review

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