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KMID : 1128320130110020053
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Electrolytes & Blood Pressure
2013 Volume.11 No. 2 p.53 ~ p.55
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Severe Hypernatremia by Excessive Bamboo Salt Ingestion in Healthy Young Woman
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Ju Hyun-Jun
Bae Hong-Jin
Choi Dae-Eun
Na Ki-Ryang
Lee Kang-Wook
Shin Young-Tai
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Abstract
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Severe hypernatremia is an important electrolyte disorder that has seriouseffects. The patient had no medical history. A. 20-year-old ingested bamboo salt for digestion and weight reduction according to the folk remedies posted on an internet website. She presented with vomiting and diarrhea over ten times per day. Her initial serum sodium concentration was 174mEq/L. Her symptoms improved rapidly with hypotonic saline infusion. She recovered completely without any sequelae in three days. Severe hypernatremia in a normal young adult with clear consciousness and normal renal function has not been reported in Korea yet. So we report a case of severe hypernatremia by excessive bamboo salt inges- tion in healthy young woman.
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KEYWORD
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Hypernatremia, Folk remedies
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