A case of Gitelman syndrome with severe hyponatraemia and hypophosphataemia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ali, Absar ^a   Masood, Qamar ^a   Yaqub, Sonia ^a   Kashif, Waqar ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Gitelman syndrome; Hyponatraemia; Hypophosphataemia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RAMIPRIL; SODIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; UREA; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; COUGHING; FEVER; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SERUM OSMOLALITY;

EID: 84872779126     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013020     Document Type: Article

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