An Unusual Cause of Hypokalemia in an Elderly Man with Hypertension

An Unusual Cause of Hypokalemia in an Elderly Man with Hypertension

Hypokalemia in the elderly usually results from gastrointestinal loss or the use of diuretics. However, primary aldosteronism should be considered in hypertensive patients with metabolic alkalosis and unexplained hypokalemia with hyperkaliuresis. We report a 63 year-old hypertensive man with such me...

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Main Authors: Hung-Chieh Wu, Ping-Heng Lee, Ya-Ru Lin, Han-Hsiang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2007-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
hypertension
hypokalemia
metabolic alkalosis
primary aldosteronism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700425

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