Effects of Adrenaline and Exercise on Magnesium Levels
Effects of exogenous catecholamines and exercise on plasma magnesium concentrations. Joborn H, Akerstrom G, Ljunghall S Catecholamines and physical exercise are known to influence the metabolism of...
View ArticleStress and Magnesium Levels
Adrenergic control of plasma magnesium in man. Whyte KF, Addis GJ, Whitesmith R, Reid JL Regulation of magnesium balance is poorly understood. However, hypomagnesaemia has been reported in patients in...
View ArticleHypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Pediatrics in Review Volume 18 Number 10 October 1997 Copyright 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics This section of Pediatrics in Review reminds clinicians of those conditions that can present in a...
View ArticleGitelman Syndrome, Information for Healthcare Workers
History Gitelman’s Syndrome was discovered in 1966 by Dr Hillel Gitelman. It was discovered that some patients with Bartter’s showed a different myriad of symptoms. Gitelman’s syndrome is also a renal...
View ArticleAntenatal Bartter Syndrome, Information for Healthcare Workers
In contrast to Classic Bartter Syndrome and Gitelman Syndrome, the Antenatal variant of Bartter Syndrome has both the features of renal tubular hypokalemic alkalosis as well as profound systemic...
View ArticleWhat is Gitelman’s Syndrome ?
Gitelman’s syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the renal tubule of the kidneys. This defect causes the kidney to waste magnesium, sodium, potassium and chloride in the urine, instead of reabsorbing...
View ArticleWhat is Antenatal Bartter Syndrome ?
In contrast to Classic Bartter Syndrome and Gitelman Syndrome, the Antenatal variant of Bartter Syndrome has both the features of metabolic alkalosis (from the low potassium), as well as profound...
View ArticleWhat is Bartter’s Syndrome?
Bartter’s Syndrome is an inherited defect in the renal tubules that causes low potassium levels, low chloride levels, which in turn causes metabolic alkalosis. Bartter Syndrome, is not a single...
View ArticleDiagnosing Electrolyte Disorders
Algorithms for Diagnosing Some Electrolyte Disorders MILFORD FULOP MD From the Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY. The differential...
View ArticleDon’t Eat Liquorice, if you have Bartter’s or Gitelman’s
Don’t eat liquorice !!! Liqourice is a diuretic that causes potassium loss. You can lose potassium and raise your blood pressure. Read more about it at Wikipedia, or just don’t eat it.
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