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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.
Long-Term Lithium Use In The Younger Population: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks? - A Case Report, Seema Shekar, Alexander Garcia, Rachel Shmuts
Long-Term Lithium Use In The Younger Population: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks? - A Case Report, Seema Shekar, Alexander Garcia, Rachel Shmuts
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
For decades lithium has been the mainstay treatment for bipolar disorder. While its side effect profile is extensive and varied its most notable adverse effect, and one most feared by treating clinicians, is nephrotoxicity/ end-stage renal disease (ESRD). While the link between long-term lithium use and ESRD has been accepted by the medical community at large for many years, more recent scientific studies call the association into question. In fact, newer studies on the association between Li use and ESRD have shown a negative/inconclusive correlation. Despite this controversy the consensus still remains that ESRD secondary to long-term Li use is …