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A compulsive act of excess water intake leading to hyponatraemia and rhabdomyolysis: a case report.

Sudheera FernandoFrancisca SivagnanamDevarajan Rathish
Published in: International journal of emergency medicine (2019)
The patient has had excess water intake due to a compulsive act in the background fear of ureteric calculus. Such act could lead to severe hyponatraemia and rhabdomyolysis. Therefore, future similar acts could be prevented by proper medical advice. Further, emergency physicians should be vigilant for rhabdomyolysis in patients with hyponatraemia or hypokalaemia.
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