Antacids, altered mental status, and milk-alkali syndrome.
Case Rep Emerg Med
; 2012: 942452, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-23431478
ABSTRACT
The frequency of milk-alkali syndrome decreased rapidly after the development of histamine-2 antagonists and proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease; however, the availability and overconsumption of antacids and calcium supplements can still place patients at risk (D. P. Beall et al., 2006). Here we describe a patient who presented with altered mental status, hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis, and acute renal failure in the context of ingesting large amounts of antacids to control dyspepsia.
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Case Rep Emerg Med
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2012
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