College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
Electrolytes, Gitelman Syndrome, Hypokalemia, Case Reports
Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
Electrolyte derangements are a common finding in the emergency department, whether incidental or the cause for presenting symptoms. Gitelman syndrome (GS) can be the cause for recurrent hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. While often diagnosed when the patient is young, a clinician should keep this on the differential when seeing repeated visits with electrolyte deficiencies and treating them. Here we discuss a case of how Gitelman syndrome has presented in the ED and what to learn from it.
Disciplines
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nephrology
Included in
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Commons, Nephrology Commons
A Hidden Cause for Electrolyte Derangement in the ED: Gitelman Syndrome
Electrolyte derangements are a common finding in the emergency department, whether incidental or the cause for presenting symptoms. Gitelman syndrome (GS) can be the cause for recurrent hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. While often diagnosed when the patient is young, a clinician should keep this on the differential when seeing repeated visits with electrolyte deficiencies and treating them. Here we discuss a case of how Gitelman syndrome has presented in the ED and what to learn from it.
