[A 73-year-old woman with vomiting and metabolic alkalosis]

Clin Ter. 2000 Mar-Apr;151(2):119-23.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A severe, life-threatening metabolic alchalosis associated with a stenosing pancreatic carcinoma in a female type II diabetic patients is presented, and a review of the most frequent causes of hyperemesis, orthostatic hypotension and lethargy is shown.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Aged
  • Alkalosis / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / complications
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / complications
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Vomiting / etiology