Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Dyselectrolytemia in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaes patients - An Observational Cross-sectional Study

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Dr. Bhavesh Patel1 (Associate Professor), Dr. Princee Patel2 (3rd Year Resident), Dr. Vijendra Chouhan3 (M D Respiratory Medicine) & Dr. Arti Shah4 (HOD & Professor)

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INTRODUCTION.: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) is a common preventable and treatable diseases. An Exacerbation of COPD is an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms beyond normal day-to-day variations. It’s not only presents with respiratory symptoms, but also with many extra pulmonary manifestations. Disturbance in serum electrolytes is one of an extra pulmonary manifestation. The objective of the study was to find out these serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium) abnormalities in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (AE COPD) patients.

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