POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC ACIDOSIS
Authors: P E TUYNMAN, S K WILHELM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Case Reports1 August 1948POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC ACIDOSISPETER E. TUYNMAN, M.D., SEYMOUR K. WILHELM, M.D.PETER E. TUYNMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SEYMOUR K. WILHELM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-2-356 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical syndrome relative to an abnormally low concentration of serum potassium has been definitely associated with certain cases of diabetic acidosis.Three cases of hypopotassiumemia following diabetic acidosis have been reported, one case by Holler1and two cases by Nicholson and Branning.2In these three cases there was good response to therapy of the acidosis, only to be followed shortly by generalized muscular weakness accompanied by progressive respiratory difficulty. In each case the potassium concentration of the serum was found to be decreased and in the two cases which received potassium the clinical response was striking. The third patient...Bibliography1. HOLLER JW: Potassium deficiency during the treatment of diabetic acidosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxxi, 1186. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. NICHOLSONBRANNING WMWS: Potassium deficiency in diabetic acidosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1947, cxxxiv, 1292. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ALLOTTMCARDLE ENB: Further observations on familial periodic paralysis, Clin. Sci., 1937, iii, 229. Google Scholar4. FENN WO: Role of potassium in physiological processes, Physiol. Rev., 1940, xx, 377. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CASTLEDEN LI: The effect of adrenalin on the serum potassium level in man, Clin. Sci., 1937, iii, 241. Google Scholar6. ATCHLEYLOEBDICKINSONBENEDICTDRISCOLL DWRFWREMME: On diabetic acidosis: detailed study of electrolyte balances following withdrawal and reëstablishment of insulin therapy, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1933, xii, 297. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BESTTAYLOR CHNB: The physiological basis of medical practice, 1945, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 4th ed., p. 158. Google Scholar8. GOODMANGILMAN LA: The pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 1941, Macmillan Co., New York, p. 597. Google Scholar9. DUNCAN GG: Diseases of metabolism, 1942, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 267. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication January 24, 1948.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital.†Assistant Resident in Medicine.‡Senior Resident in Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTHE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC ACIDOSIS WITH POTASSIUM SALTSStörungen des Kaliumstoffwechsels und ihre klinische BedeutungTREATMENT OF DIABETIC KETOSISDiabetic ComaParenteral Fluid Therapy in Diabetic ComaSerum Potassium Levels in Diabetic Coma 1 August 1948Volume 29, Issue 2Page: 356-361KeywordsAttentionHospital medicineMuscular weaknessPotassiumResidency ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...