Severe Hypernatremia by Excessive Bamboo Salt Ingestion in Healthy Young Woman
Electrolytes & Blood Pressure
;
: 53-55, 2013.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-31453
ABSTRACT
Severe hypernatremia is an important electrolyte disorder that has serious effects. The patient had no medical history. A. 20-year-old ingested bamboo salt for digestion and weight reduction according to the folk remedies posted on an internet website. She presented with vomiting and diarrhea over ten times per day. Her initial serum sodium concentration was 174mEq/L. Her symptoms improved rapidly with hypotonic saline infusion. She recovered completely without any sequelae in three days. Severe hypernatremia in a normal young adult with clear consciousness and normal renal function has not been reported in Korea yet. So we report a case of severe hypernatremia by excessive bamboo salt ingestion in healthy young woman.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Sódio
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Vômito
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Redução de Peso
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Estado de Consciência
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Internet
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Diarreia
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Digestão
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Ingestão de Alimentos
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Hipernatremia
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Electrolytes & Blood Pressure
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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