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Electrolyte imbalance

MedGen UID:
90987
Concept ID:
C0342579
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Electrolyte disturbances
SNOMED CT: Electrolyte imbalance (105593004)

Definition

Higher or lower than normal values for the serum electrolytes; usually affecting NA, K, CHL, CO2, glucose, bun. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVElectrolyte imbalance

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carson SA, Kallen AN
JAMA 2021 Jul 6;326(1):65-76. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.4788. PMID: 34228062Free PMC Article
Laino D, Mencaroni E, Esposito S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Oct 12;15(10) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102232. PMID: 30321985Free PMC Article
Verbalis JG, Goldsmith SR, Greenberg A, Korzelius C, Schrier RW, Sterns RH, Thompson CJ
Am J Med 2013 Oct;126(10 Suppl 1):S1-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.07.006. PMID: 24074529

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Brown DH, Paloian NJ
Pediatr Rev 2023 Jul 1;44(7):349-362. doi: 10.1542/pir.2021-005119. PMID: 37391630
Adrogué HJ, Tucker BM, Madias NE
JAMA 2022 Jul 19;328(3):280-291. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.11176. PMID: 35852524
Armstrong LE
Nutrients 2021 Mar 9;13(3) doi: 10.3390/nu13030887. PMID: 33803421Free PMC Article
Ahmadi L, Goldman MB
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep;34(5):101469. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2020.101469. PMID: 33222764Free PMC Article
Jiménez JV, Carrillo-Pérez DL, Rosado-Canto R, García-Juárez I, Torre A, Kershenobich D, Carrillo-Maravilla E
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Aug;62(8):1855-1871. Epub 2017 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4597-8. PMID: 28501971

Diagnosis

Brown DH, Paloian NJ
Pediatr Rev 2023 Jul 1;44(7):349-362. doi: 10.1542/pir.2021-005119. PMID: 37391630
Ahmadi L, Goldman MB
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep;34(5):101469. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2020.101469. PMID: 33222764Free PMC Article
Liamis G, Filippatos TD, Elisaf MS
Postgrad Med 2016;128(3):299-306. Epub 2016 Feb 23 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2016.1147322. PMID: 26813151
El-Sherif N, Turitto G
Cardiol J 2011;18(3):233-45. PMID: 21660912
Mehanna HM, Moledina J, Travis J
BMJ 2008 Jun 28;336(7659):1495-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a301. PMID: 18583681Free PMC Article

Therapy

de-Madaria E, Buxbaum JL, Maisonneuve P, García García de Paredes A, Zapater P, Guilabert L, Vaillo-Rocamora A, Rodríguez-Gandía MÁ, Donate-Ortega J, Lozada-Hernández EE, Collazo Moreno AJR, Lira-Aguilar A, Llovet LP, Mehta R, Tandel R, Navarro P, Sánchez-Pardo AM, Sánchez-Marin C, Cobreros M, Fernández-Cabrera I, Casals-Seoane F, Casas Deza D, Lauret-Braña E, Martí-Marqués E, Camacho-Montaño LM, Ubieto V, Ganuza M, Bolado F; ERICA Consortium
N Engl J Med 2022 Sep 15;387(11):989-1000. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202884. PMID: 36103415
Mullens W, Dauw J, Martens P, Verbrugge FH, Nijst P, Meekers E, Tartaglia K, Chenot F, Moubayed S, Dierckx R, Blouard P, Troisfontaines P, Derthoo D, Smolders W, Bruckers L, Droogne W, Ter Maaten JM, Damman K, Lassus J, Mebazaa A, Filippatos G, Ruschitzka F, Dupont M; ADVOR Study Group
N Engl J Med 2022 Sep 29;387(13):1185-1195. Epub 2022 Aug 27 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2203094. PMID: 36027559
Ofei SY, Fuchs GJ 3rd
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2019 Dec 7;21(12):67. doi: 10.1007/s11894-019-0734-1. PMID: 31813065
Verbalis JG, Goldsmith SR, Greenberg A, Korzelius C, Schrier RW, Sterns RH, Thompson CJ
Am J Med 2013 Oct;126(10 Suppl 1):S1-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.07.006. PMID: 24074529
Kraft MD, Btaiche IF, Sacks GS, Kudsk KA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 Aug 15;62(16):1663-82. doi: 10.2146/ajhp040300. PMID: 16085929

Prognosis

Neale J, Hudson LD
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2020 Jun 2;81(6):1-8. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0099. PMID: 32589532
Mullens W, Verbrugge FH, Nijst P, Martens P, Tartaglia K, Theunissen E, Bruckers L, Droogne W, Troisfontaines P, Damman K, Lassus J, Mebazaa A, Filippatos G, Ruschitzka F, Dupont M
Eur J Heart Fail 2018 Nov;20(11):1591-1600. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1307. PMID: 30238574
Araujo Castro M, Vázquez Martínez C
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 22;150(12):472-478. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.12.008. PMID: 29448987
Christopoulou EC, Filippatos TD, Megapanou E, Elisaf MS, Liamis G
Heart Fail Rev 2017 May;22(3):349-356. doi: 10.1007/s10741-017-9615-6. PMID: 28432604
Schiller LR
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 1999 Oct;1(5):389-97. doi: 10.1007/s11894-999-0020-8. PMID: 10980977

Clinical prediction guides

Adrogué HJ, Tucker BM, Madias NE
JAMA 2022 Jul 19;328(3):280-291. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.11176. PMID: 35852524
Uppal NN, Workeneh BT, Rondon-Berrios H, Jhaveri KD
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022 Jun;17(6):922-933. Epub 2022 Jan 21 doi: 10.2215/CJN.14671121. PMID: 35063968Free PMC Article
Armstrong LE
Nutrients 2021 Mar 9;13(3) doi: 10.3390/nu13030887. PMID: 33803421Free PMC Article
Pirklbauer M
Hemodial Int 2020 Jul;24(3):282-289. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1111/hdi.12845. PMID: 32436307Free PMC Article
Van Laecke S
Acta Clin Belg 2019 Feb;74(1):41-47. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1080/17843286.2018.1516173. PMID: 30220246

Recent systematic reviews

Veniamakis E, Kaplanis G, Voulgaris P, Nikolaidis PT
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Mar 19;19(6) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063651. PMID: 35329337Free PMC Article
Falsaperla R, Sciuto L, La Spina L, Sciuto S, Praticò AD, Ruggieri M
Metab Brain Dis 2021 Dec;36(8):2195-2203. Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s11011-021-00798-1. PMID: 34403026Free PMC Article
Messmer AS, Zingg C, Müller M, Gerber JL, Schefold JC, Pfortmueller CA
Crit Care Med 2020 Dec;48(12):1862-1870. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004617. PMID: 33009098
Alobaidi R, Morgan C, Basu RK, Stenson E, Featherstone R, Majumdar SR, Bagshaw SM
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Mar 1;172(3):257-268. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4540. PMID: 29356810Free PMC Article
Lane DA, Boos CJ, Lip GY
BMJ Clin Evid 2015 May 20;2015 PMID: 25994013Free PMC Article

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