Affiliation:
1. Nephrology Department Mayo Clinic Health Systems Eau Claire Wisconsin USA
2. Emergency Department Mayo Clinic Health Systems Eau Claire Wisconsin USA
3. Department of Nephrology Centra Lynchburg General Hospital Lynchburg Virginia USA
Abstract
Key Clinical MessageDaptomycin causes serious side effects like rhabdomyolysis at high doses. At lower doses it can cause isolated hyperkalemia without frank rhabdomyolysis. Checking BMP along with CK helps taking timely measures to prevent adverse consequences.AbstractHyperkalemia is a common yet challenging clinical condition faced daily by physicians worldwide. Accurate etiology and timely management are paramount in correcting this preventable yet life‐threatening electrolyte imbalance. Very seldom has Daptomycin been implicated as a culprit for hyperkalemia. We present one such unique case where a low dose of Daptomycin led to hyperkalemia, and timely identification improved patient outcomes. We present a 69‐year‐old woman with multiple comorbidities admitted to the intensive care unit to manage diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis. She developed acute kidney injury due to intravenous contrast, volume depletion, and obstructive uropathy. Interestingly although initially normokalemic, as her renal function started improving with sound urine output, she developed recurrent hyperkalemia, which required medical management. The etiology of hyperkalemia was initially unclear, but on closer review, it was discovered that Daptomycin was the potential culprit. Although case studies with high‐dose Daptomycin causing rhabdomyolysis and hyperkalemia have been reported, low‐dose Daptomycin causing hyperkalemia without rhabdomyolysis has never been reported, bringing forth the uniqueness of our article.
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