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Hypokalaemia

  • 29-04-2009 7:50pm
    #1
    amjon
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    How do corticosteroids and gentamicin casue hypokalaemia?


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  • #2
    flerb22
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    gentamicin is nephrotoxic, can mess up ionic balance


    corticoids act on the same receptors as aldosterone but with less efficacy...i think.
    though they def do cause hypokalaemia, its a cushingoid symptom.


    hopefully that makes a little sense


  • #3
    DrIndy
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    to be more detailed - gentamycin can induce a renal tubular acidosis or a barrter-like syndrome rarely and cause a hypokalaemia.

    Corticosteroids have a direct action causing a cushinoid syndrome which induces aldosterone to lose potassium

    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/242008-overview


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