title: Attending rounds: patient with hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis.
abstract: Hypokalemic paralysis represents a medical emergency requiring both rapid diagnosis and treatment. In this Attending Rounds a patient with hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis is presented to emphasize the role of routine laboratory studies in the assessment of such patients so that a correct diagnosis can be made and appropriate treatment can be initiated promptly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8030, USA.
authors.forename: Asghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rastegar
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D019357:Potassium Citrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D019357:Potassium Citrate; D011241:Prednisone