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A case-based approach to profound hypokalemia with severe acidemia

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We thank Thawanrat Voharn for assistance with the patient’s clinical information.

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  1. Wannasit Wathanavasin and Athiphat Banjongjit have contributed equally as first co-authors in this work.

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  1. Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok, Thailand

    Wannasit Wathanavasin

  2. Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, Vichaiyut Hospital, Phyathai, Bangkok, Thailand

    Athiphat Banjongjit

  3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pisut Katavetin

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Wathanavasin, W., Banjongjit, A. & Katavetin, P. A case-based approach to profound hypokalemia with severe acidemia. J Nephrol 36, 341–345 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-022-01500-z

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