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What is your approach to managing hypokalemia in patients with Bartter syndrome who are on high doses of potassium chloride but cannot tolerate amiloride or ACEi/ARBs due to low blood pressures?

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Nephrology · UCLA

Since prostaglandin level is typically high in patients with Bartter syndrome, NSAIDS can be tried to treat hypokalemia in these patients who cannot tolerate amiloride or ACEi/ARB due to low blood pressure. However, close monitoring of renal function is required if NSAIDS were to be given in these p...

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What is your approach to managing hypokalemia in patients with Bartter syndrome who are on high doses of potassium chloride but cannot tolerate amiloride or ACEi/ARBs due to low blood pressures? | Mednet