{
    "abstract": "We report the case of a 72-year-old woman who was admitted following a fall and sustained a right neck of femur fracture. Prior to this admission, she was undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer. Upon this admission, it was noted that she had developed neutropenic sepsis. She was initially treated with teicoplanin and ciprofloxacin. However, her neutrophil count dropped further, and she continued to have a high temperature, hence her treatment was switched to meropenem. Administration of meropenem was associated with persistent and difficult-to-correct hypokalemia. The hypokalemia resolved, and potassium levels returned to normal a few days after completing the course of meropenem therapy. To our knowledge, there is a very rare association between hypokalemia and the administration of meropenem. Therefore, clinicians need to be aware of this, especially in cases of refractory hypokalemia.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.",
            "firstname": "Abdulmalik",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Timamy"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.",
            "firstname": "Eugine",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Chizooma"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.",
            "firstname": "Amina",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Al-Qaysi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.",
            "firstname": "Maria",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Panourgia"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.\nDepartment of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.\nHonorary Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.",
            "firstname": "Mohamed H",
            "initials": "MH",
            "lastname": "Ahmed"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright: \u00a9 2024 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.",
    "doi": "10.4103/jrms.jrms_277_24",
    "journal": "Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences",
    "keywords": [
        "Fracture neck of femur",
        "hypokalemia",
        "lung cancer",
        "meropenem"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-01-07",
    "pubmed_id": "39764222\n24470088\n29494072\n36010007\n35060153\n32874004\n32682800\n22529495\n28969183\n18713048\n33058798\n22955430\n22648277\n7249508",
    "results": null,
    "title": "The association of hypokalemia with meropenem administration: A case report and literature review.",
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}