Endocrine Abstracts

It is estimated that one episode of severe hypokalaemia will occur each week, in a hospital serving a population of 150 000. Proper management of hypokalaemia is important as severe forms may cause fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. However, recognition of hypokalaemia may be difficult as it is mild in the majority and also asymptomatic. We present a patient who was had asymptomatic hypokalaemia, with an identical twin with a similar problem.A 45-year-old previ...