Refeeding syndrome is something that happens when someone who has been malnourished begins feeding again. Malnourished is a state in which you are deprived of nutrients. In such a condition, if food ...

The initial symptoms are non-specific but early clinical features are severely low-serum electrolyte concentrations of potassium, phosphate or magnesium. Risk factors for the syndrome include ...

With the hostages now in Israel's custody, one of the main concerns is preventing life-threatening complications such as salt imbalances and refeeding syndrome.

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) describes potentially fatal shift in electrolytes in severe malnourished patients receiving rapid and excessive food re-introduction. It is a result of hormonal and metabolic ...

Only after we reviewed the patient’s history did he reveal that he had been following a severe calorie-restricted regime, the human chorionic gonadotropin diet, which had ended 2 days prior to ...

Introduction Refeeding syndrome (RS) is a potentially fatal condition and our trust has local guidelines in place to monitor for RS. Junior doctors on the wards are often the ones who are most ...

We describe the management of a 4-year-old child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) who presented with febrile neutropenia, Cryptosporidium and subsequently developed refeeding syndrome. Febrile ...

While his acidosis improved with intravenous fluids, he subsequently developed severe electrolyte imbalance consistent with refeeding during his admission. Awareness of SKA as a cause for high anion ...

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