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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Kirk Hollohan
Kirk Hollohan*
Affiliation:
St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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[email protected]

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The correct diagnosis is D. In this case, a routine electrolyte screen revealed a serum potassium of 1.7 mmol/L (normal = 3.5−5.0) and a serum phosphate of 0.39 mmol/L (0.80–1.60). Calcium, magnesium, creatine kinase and ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) were normal.

Type
Diagnostic Challenge • Défi Diagnostique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , October 1999 , pp. 192
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 1999

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