A 33-day-old late preterm male infant is brought to the NICU with encephalopathy and signs of poor perfusion. He is delivered by cesarean section to a 28-year-old, gravida 3 mother at 36 weeks of gestation. His father is a practicing physician. The infant was born of a nonconsanguineous marriage and has 2 healthy siblings. Gestational diabetes mellitus is noted in the second trimester but is controlled with diet. There is a history of polyhydramnios; however, the amniotic fluid index is not known. After birth, the infant cries immediately, does not require any resuscitation, and weighs 2,700 g. He is exclusively breastfeeding and is discharged from the hospital 72 hours after birth. At home, on day 10 after birth, because of inadequate mother’s milk, he is supplemented with buffalo milk. The infant is passing urine 4 to 6 times a day. On day 26, the infant’s parents weigh him at home,...
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June 2023
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Refractory Hypokalemia in a Neonate
Priyanka Karnani, MD (Pediatrics);
Priyanka Karnani, MD (Pediatrics)
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Anup Thakur, MD (Pediatrics), DNB (Neonatology);
Anup Thakur, MD (Pediatrics), DNB (Neonatology)
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Neelam Kler, MD (Pediatrics);
Neelam Kler, MD (Pediatrics)
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Pankaj Garg, MD (Pediatrics)
Pankaj Garg, MD (Pediatrics)
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Neoreviews (2023) 24 (6): e377–e380.
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Priyanka Karnani, Anup Thakur, Neelam Kler, Pankaj Garg; Refractory Hypokalemia in a Neonate. Neoreviews June 2023; 24 (6): e377–e380. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.24-6-e377
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