A Japanese registry has identified a blind spot in the routine care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum ...

Upon evaluation of previous case reports, it is evident that careful consideration should be taken upon prescribing and monitoring topiramate therapy. Practitioners should obtain a detailed history ...

Symptoms initially pointed to toxic alcohol ingestion. A recent case study published in Cureus detailed a dramatic presentation of acute multiple myeloma in a patient with acute kidney failure. The ...

This is the solution to a case we presented recently. You may review the case here. The patient had complained of dyspnea, and an abnormal electrolyte panel revealed a decreased bicarbonate level of ...

Ethylene glycol toxicity poses a significant global health challenge, especially in low-income countries where it contaminates cough syrups. While global incidence is under-reported compared with the ...

Sodium is the primary cation. Chloride and bicarbonate are the primary anions. The anion gap is the numeric result of subtracting the sums of the chloride and bicarbonate concentrations from that of ...

The anion gap (AG) is an established biochemical marker that aids clinicians in the diagnosis and prognosis of acid–base disorders. In the context of critically ill patients, elevated AG values – ...

A man in his 50s with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with a 1-day history of severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, 15 days after initiation of tirzepatide. On admission, he ...

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