If the medical team have reservations about the cause of death in this case
they have a common law obligation to report it to the coroner. Come to that,
you probably have as well....
Robert Forrest
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> A 58 year old lady was admitted to one of our medical wards via her GP
> after several days D & V. On admission her results were as follows:
> Sodium 101mmol/L
> Potassium 1.9mmol/L
> Urea 2.4mmol/L
> Creatinine 38µmol/L
> Albumin 29g/L
> Glucose 6.2mmol/L
>
> One month before her GP had run similar tests and all were normal, he was
> monitoring diuretic use.
> A urine drug screen showed some benzodiazepine metabolites.
>
> She was treated with hypertonic saline and potassium and within two to
> three days her electrolytes returned to more or less normal. Over her
> period in the ward her hair fell out. She died four weeks later. The
> medical team who looked after her are still looking for a reason for her
> presenting electrolyte results and have some suspicion of her husband, who
> appeared to show an unhealthy interest in her pathology rather than her
> well being.
>
> Any one have any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Paul Robinson
> Royal Berkshire Hospital
> Reading
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