Acute Hypocalcemia and Metabolic Alkalosis in Children on Cation-Exchange Resin Therapy
Background. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) is a chelating agent used for the treatment of hyperkalemia. SPS has a wide range of exchange capacity requiring close monitoring of serum electrolytes. We observed two patients who developed acute hypocalcemia and increased metabolic alkalosis after in...
Main Authors: | Aadil Kakajiwala, Kevin T. Barton, Elisha Rampolla, Christine Breen, Madhura Pradhan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6582613 |
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