Abstract
This report describes electrolyte changes and some clinical aspects of the renal disease associated with the loss of potassium through the gastrointestinal tract in 2 patients with diarrhea. In one of them, the diarrhea resulted from non-tropical sprue, in the other, from non-beta islet-cell adenoma of pancreas. In both patients, some observations were repeated after potassium repletion.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / complications*
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Adenoma / pathology*
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Adenoma / surgery*
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Adenoma, Islet Cell*
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Diarrhea / complications*
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Diarrhea / drug therapy*
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Diarrhea / etiology*
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Diarrhea / pathology*
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Electrolytes / blood*
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney / pathology*
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Kidney Diseases*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreas*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
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Paralysis / etiology*
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Potassium / pharmacology*
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Potassium / therapeutic use*
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Potassium Deficiency / etiology*
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Potassium Deficiency / pathology*
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Tetany / etiology*
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Treatment Outcome*