Mimicry of surreptitious diuretic ingestion and the ability to make a genetic diagnosis

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-237

  Schepkens, H ^a   Hoeben, H ^a   Vanholder, R ^a   Lameire, N ^a  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diuretic abuse; Gitelman's syndrome; Hypokalemia; Hypomagnesemia

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DIURETIC AGENT; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BARTTER SYNDROME; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOCALCIURIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BARTTER SYNDROME; BENZOTHIADIAZINES; CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MAGNESIUM; MALE; POINT MUTATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYMPORTERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035100747     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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