Antacids, Altered Mental Status, and Milk-Alkali Syndrome | Zendy

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Antacids, Altered Mental Status, and Milk-Alkali Syndrome

Author(s) -

Simon Watson,

Bonnie B. Dellinger,

Katie A. Jennings,

L Scott

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in emergency medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-648X

pISSN - 2090-6498

DOI - 10.1155/2012/942452

Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , overconsumption , metabolic alkalosis , histamine , gastroenterology , calcium , peptic ulcer , peptic , alkalosis , intensive care medicine , acidosis , paleontology , production (economics) , biology , economics , macroeconomics

The frequency of milk-alkali syndrome decreased rapidly after the development of histamine-2 antagonists and proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease; however, the availability and overconsumption of antacids and calcium supplements can still place patients at risk (D. P. Beall et al., 2006). Here we describe a patient who presented with altered mental status, hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis, and acute renal failure in the context of ingesting large amounts of antacids to control dyspepsia.

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