title: Life threatening hyperkalemia following cocaine ingestion: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of life-threatening hyperkalemia after recreational cocaine ingestion. Acute cocaine-induced rhabdomyolysis led to hyperkalemia, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock resulting in multi-organ failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Central Manchester & Manchester Childrens University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. faisal.siddiqui@cmft.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashraf