Hyperkalemia and Acute Kidney Injury in an Adolescent: Thinking Outside the Box. Pediatr Emerg Care 2020 May;36(5):e288-e290
Date
12/05/2017Pubmed ID
29200139DOI
10.1097/PEC.0000000000001374Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85084169844 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Addison disease is a rare endocrine disorder, which typically presents with nonspecific symptoms including weight loss, fatigue, and nausea in conjunction with hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. This case demonstrates key diagnostic clues in evaluation of an adolescent who presented with severe hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury that was resistant to insulin, glucose, and sodium polystyrene sulfonate and was found to have primary adrenal insufficiency.
Author List
Szadkowski A, Pollock AJ, Al-Subu AMAuthor
Adam O. Szadkowski MD Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acute Kidney InjuryAddison Disease
Adolescent
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Hyperkalemia
Hyponatremia
