Electrolyte and acid-base disorders associated with AIDS: an etiologic review.
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Abstract
In summary, patients with HIV infection may develop a bewildering variety of electrolyte and acid-base disturbances. Hyponatremia from many causes is common and associated with an increased mortality. Potassium disorders are frequent, with hyperkalemia, even to life-threatening levels, more common than hypokalemia. Disturbances in calcium and uric acid homeostasis are less frequent. Acid-base disorders also complicate the clinical course of AIDS and, as with the electrolyte perturbations, may result from HIV infection itself, the illnesses associated with AIDS, or medications.
Medical subject headings
- Acid-Base Imbalance
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Water-Electrolyte Imbalance