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A Hidden Cause For Electrolyte Derangement In The Ed: Gitelman Syndrome, Alexis Dunn, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Kevin Dwyer
A Hidden Cause For Electrolyte Derangement In The Ed: Gitelman Syndrome, Alexis Dunn, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Kevin Dwyer
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
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.