Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin
Imipenem-cilastatin and piperacillin-tazobactam are two antibiotics with broad antimicrobial coverage. Besides the many well established adverse effects of these drugs, there have been few case reports of hypokalemia. Here we present an interesting case of resistant hypokalemia caused by these drugs...
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| description | Imipenem-cilastatin and piperacillin-tazobactam are two antibiotics with broad antimicrobial coverage. Besides the many well established adverse effects of these drugs, there have been few case reports of hypokalemia. Here we present an interesting case of resistant hypokalemia caused by these drugs leading to Torsades de Pointes which has never been reported in the past. Hypokalemia resolved with discontinuation of piperacillin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8433af225966488098cf084e7f9c6de02025-02-03T01:07:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/45651824565182Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and PiperacillinVarun Kumar0Sandeep Khosla1Monica Stancu2Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Suite L629, 1500 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608, USAMount Sinai Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Suite L629, 1500 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608, USAMount Sinai Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Suite L629, 1500 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608, USAImipenem-cilastatin and piperacillin-tazobactam are two antibiotics with broad antimicrobial coverage. Besides the many well established adverse effects of these drugs, there have been few case reports of hypokalemia. Here we present an interesting case of resistant hypokalemia caused by these drugs leading to Torsades de Pointes which has never been reported in the past. Hypokalemia resolved with discontinuation of piperacillin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4565182 |
| spellingShingle | Varun Kumar Sandeep Khosla Monica Stancu Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin |
| title_full | Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin |
| title_fullStr | Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin |
| title_short | Torsade de Pointes Induced by Hypokalemia from Imipenem and Piperacillin |
| title_sort | torsade de pointes induced by hypokalemia from imipenem and piperacillin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4565182 |
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