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Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Overview What ... hypomagnesemia • Metabolic alkalosis ... Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... - Metabolic Alkalosis ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... differential #potassium #nephrology
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epilepticus may cause ... aspiration, hyperkalemia ... #Management #Neurology ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit