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Severe hyperkalaemia due to mefenamic acid-induced hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism
1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.
The British Journal of Clinical Practice
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
Described is a case of severe hyperkalaemia and hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism due to the inappropriate use of mefenamic acid. The causes of hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism are discussed and the importance of a detailed drug history emphasised.