Unexpected electrolyte changes in a vomiting man.
A 27 year old man presented with 24 hours of unexplained vomiting. His past health was unremarkable except for a deep vein thrombosis one year earlier. At that time his serum electrolytes were normal. The results of repeat electrolyte measurement are shown in Table 1.
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Mayne Health-Dorevitch Pathology, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000471:Alkalosis / Q000209:etiology; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology*
D001639:Bicarbonates