Ivan Cancarevic, Mahmoud Nassar, Allison Foster, Zaryab Umar, Avish Parikh, Md Ripon Ahammed, Lilia Shaban, Hazem Abosheaishaa, Damla Mergen, Toka Amin, Bike Ilayda Ozkan, Angélica M Sánchez Ruiz, Asma Hosna, Muhammad Haseeb Ul Rasool, Nazaakat Ahmed, Fatima Ayotunde, Salman Ashfaq, Ricardo Lopez, Vincent Rizzo
There are multiple mechanisms by which The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) infection can cause electrolyte abnormalities, which may not be the case for bacterial causes of pneumonia. This study aimed to assess the differences in electrolyte levels between patients suffering from COVID-19 and bacterial pneumonia. This is an original, retrospective study. Two cohorts of hospitalized patients were included, 1 suffering from COVID-19 and the other from bacterial pneumonia. Their day 1 and day 3 levels of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus, as well as their outcomes, were extracted from the charts...
May 17, 2024: Medicine (Baltimore)