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ea0034p119 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2014

Severe hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia and associated seizure following the administration of sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate (picolax): a case report

Storrow John , Raja Urmar

Introduction: Bowel preparation is known to cause minor electrolyte disturbances. There are only five reported cases of severe electrolyte disturbances following bowel preparation that have caused seizures. We report the case of a patient with severe hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia, resulting in a seizure, following the administration of picolax.Case report: A 60-year-old female patient with no significant past medical history and taking no regular medica...