Open AccessA Case of Refractory Hyperkalaemia in an HIV-Positive Patient with Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Douglas Stangoe,
Nicholas Jenkins,
James Coakes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/175114371301400316
Subject(s) - pneumocystis jirovecii , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , intensive care unit , pneumonia , intensive care medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pneumocystis carinii , pneumocystis pneumonia , pediatrics , virology , astrobiology , physics
A 58-year-old gentleman admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and advanced HIV developed a potentially lethal hyperkalaemia secondary to his antibiotic treatment. The mechanism and treatment are described.
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