Level of Serum Electrolytes in Chronic Alcoholic Patients

Authors

  • Mithileshwer Raut Maharajgunj Medical Campus, IOM, TUTH
  • Sangita Ghimire Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu
  • Prashant Regmi Nepal Medical College, Jorpati
  • Sanjay Kumar Raut Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu
  • Bharat Jha Maharajgunj Medical Campus, IOM, TUTH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/acclm.v1i2.13330

Keywords:

Alcoholism, hyponatremia, hypokalemia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to establish serum levels of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus in chronic alcoholic patients.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).  A total of 90 chronic alcoholic patients visiting to psychiatry department of TUTH were included in the study. Age of patients ranges from 20-50 years. Study also included 90 non-alcoholic healthy controls that were age matched.

RESULTS: Among the 90 chronic alcoholic patients and 90 normal healthy controls, majority of patients (95.5%) and controls (82%) were male, only few patients were female (4.5%). The mean age of the cases and controls were 35.42 ± 5.6 years, 34.53 ± 3.5 years respectively. In this study, the mean values of Serum Sodium and Potassium were lower in cases (133.58 ± 7.8, sodium and 3.64 ± 0.65, potassium) as compared to controls ( 139.43 ± 3.85, sodium and 4.15 ± 0.43, potassium) with the significant correlation in both groups (p<0.001). Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium level was depleted in cases compared to control groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Hyponatremia and hypokalemia are the most common electrolyte abnormalities observed in chronic alcoholic patients.

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Author Biographies

Mithileshwer Raut, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, IOM, TUTH

Department of Biochemistry, Lecturer

Sangita Ghimire, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu

Department of Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Technologist

Prashant Regmi, Nepal Medical College, Jorpati

Department of Biochemistry, Assistant Professor

Sanjay Kumar Raut, Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu

Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor

Bharat Jha, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, IOM, TUTH

Department of Biochemistry, Professor
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Published

2015-10-02

How to Cite

Raut, M., Ghimire, S., Regmi, P., Raut, S. K., & Jha, B. (2015). Level of Serum Electrolytes in Chronic Alcoholic Patients. Annals of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 1(2), 31–34. https://doi.org/10.3126/acclm.v1i2.13330

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015)

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