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Year : 2007 | Volume
: 17
| Issue : 1 | Page : 20-22 |
Hyponatremia and hypokalemia in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient
CH Ramakrishna, K Sunil Kumar, S Padmnabhan, V Siva Kumar
Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati - 517501, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
V Siva Kumar Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati - 517 501, Andhra Pradesh India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.35017
Patients on dialysis cannot independently regulate salt and water removal. Although hypokalemia has been reported to occur in 10-36% of peritoneal dialysis patients, hyponatremia is uncommon. We describe a rare case in whom hyponatremia and hypokalemia developed while on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and discuss the management.
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