American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 1158-1161 , December 2009

Gentamicin-Induced Bartter-like Syndrome

  • Ying-Shou Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hua-Chang Fang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Kang-Ju Chou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Po-Tsang Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Yang Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Cheih Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsiao-Min Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Liang Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Chien-Liang Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386 Ta-Chung 1st Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 813

Received 16 March 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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    Urine electrolyte changes in the patient with gentamicin-induced Bartter-like syndrome. Arrows indicate the late recovery phase of urinary electrolyte wasting. Abbreviations: FeK, fractional excretion

    Urine electrolyte changes in the patient with gentamicin-induced Bartter-like syndrome. Arrows indicate the late recovery phase of urinary electrolyte wasting. Abbreviations: FeK, fractional excretion of potassium; FeCa, fractional excretion of calcium; FeMg, fractional excretion of magnesium.

 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.07.016 on September 22, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01045-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.07.016

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 1158-1161 , December 2009

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