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Case Report

Volume 8, Number 8, August 2017, pages 252-255

Atypical Presentation of Gordon Syndrome and Its Management: A Report of Three Patients

Figure

Figure 1. (a) A model of distal convoluted tubule (DCT) in a normal nephron. (B) Postulated mechanisms involved in the distal convoluted tubule of a patient with Gordon’s syndrome.

Tables

**Table 1.** Laboratory Parameters of Patients With GS Before Low Potassium Diet
Laboratory parameter	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Na⁺: sodium; K⁺: potassium; Cl^-: chloride; Ca⁺²: calcium; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.
Serum Na⁺ (mEq/L)	146	140	139
K⁺ (mEq/L)	6.2	6.1	6.2
Ca²⁺ (mEq/L)	10.2	9.6	9.7
Cl^- (mEq/L)	107	108	94
Urea (mg/dL)	13	10	19
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.90	0.78	0.8
Glucose	99	79	149
Proteins, total	6.7	7.2	6.5
AST	21	17	19
ALT	29	20	11
Plasma aldosterone	Normal	Normal	Normal
Plasma renin	Normal	Normal	Normal
Arterial blood PaCO₂	30	27	28
Urine FEK	18	7.5	7
Sodium	Normal	Normal	Normal
Specific gravity	Normal	Normal	Normal
GFR	65	60	70

**Table 2.** Laboratory Parameters of Patients With GS After Low Potassium Diet
Laboratory parameter	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Na⁺: sodium; K⁺: potassium; Cl^-: chloride; Ca²⁺: calcium; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.
Serum Na⁺ (mEq/L)	138	140	141
K⁺ (mEq/L)	4.2	4.6	4.9
Ca²⁺ (mEq/L)	9.1	9.5	9.2
Cl^- (mEq/L)	103	102	93
Urea (mg/dL)	17	15	18
Creatinine	0.90	0.7	0.9
Glucose	81	90	149
Proteins, total	6.8	7.2	6.5
AST	25	17	19
ALT	20	20	11
Plasma aldosterone	Normal	Normal	Normal
Arterial blood PaCO₂	27	28	28
Urine FEK	18	7.5	7
Sodium	68	Normal	Normal
Specific gravity	Normal	Normal	Normal
GFR	75	60	70