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5) A 32 year-old woman with history of bulimia and K 3.1.
5) A 32 year-old woman with history of bulimia and K 3.1.
Random urine electrolytes on 3 separate occasions:
K 35 Cl 67
K 13 Cl 28
K 26 Cl 46
Select the most likely electrolyte disorder:
Diuretic abuse
Surreptitious vomiting
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Gitelman’s syndrome
Conn’s syndrome