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A 25-year-old otherwise healthy female with history of chronic constipation is found to have chronic hypokalemia. She denies any other gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. She denies taking any medications. Family history is unremarkable as is her physical examination. Her BMI is 29. Lab results show:

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  1. Nephrology, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 133 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Kambiz Zandi-Nejad M.D., F.A.S.N.

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  1. Chicago College of Medicine, Nephrology, University of Illinois, Wisconsin Avenue 3543, Berwyn, 60402, Illinois, USA

    Edgar V. Lerma

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    Mitchell Rosner

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Zandi-Nejad, K. (2013). Potassium Disorders. In: Lerma, E., Rosner, M. (eds) Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4454-1_10

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