Comments on: A shocking day at work

By: Moriah Roberts

Moriah Roberts — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:39:03 +0000

I have no idea what all this means, but it looks complex. I’m guessing that you don’t want your charts to have a piece of paper like that stuck in them.

By: Grand Rounds, Old School Style

Grand Rounds, Old School Style — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:10:35 +0000

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By: GruntDoc

GruntDoc — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:30:53 +0000

I cannot say any more about the case, as it would probably lead to a specific patient (how many of these are there, anyway?). So, no more from me.

By: whitecap nurse

whitecap nurse — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:01:15 +0000

Was the adolescent Asian? I’ve had one idiopathic hypoK and I’ve heard it’s more common in that population.

By: Suburban ER Doc

Suburban ER Doc — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:14:15 +0000

Sniffing paint (toluene) was the cause of the lowest potassium I ever saw.

By: Derrick L.

Derrick L. — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:24:26 +0000

hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

By: Happy Hospitalist

Happy Hospitalist — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:33:35 +0000

Did you ask the teenager for the diagnosis. Usually they know everything.

By: Melissa (oddharmonic)

Melissa (oddharmonic) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:34:52 +0000

Prolonged diarrhea? Laxative overuse? Renal wasting? Eating too much licorice?

Guessing the cause of the low K could get interesting.

By: Reality Rounds

Reality Rounds — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:12:27 +0000

Bulimia?

By: 08ArmyDoc

08ArmyDoc — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:42:50 +0000

Nice! Was the Fibber stable?

Not sure about the K, haven’t seen one that low – just in the mid 2s