A 17-year-old with laboratory abnormalities and acute kidney injury following induction of chemotherapy

Welcome to the Hyperexcision podcast. This podcast is a time-efficient alternative to the written content on the website. It supplements the exam preparation material available on the hyperexcision.com website for medical students. You can follow along with the written material on the website while listening to this podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, email [email protected] case has a script. Clinical approach is a collection of hypothetical case discussions with questions that test the key concepts for a particular disease presentation.A 17-year-old male with newly diagnosed Burkitt lymphoma is admitted for induction chemotherapy. Two days after starting treatment, he develops nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, and confusion. Vitals show tachycardia and mild hypotension.His laboratory results: K⁺ 6.2 mmol/L, phosphate 2.3 mmol/L, uric acid elevated, calcium 1.6 mmol/L, and creatinine elevated.