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Case 2 involves a 35-year-old female diagnosed with urosepsis, treated with high-dose ticarcillin and gentamicin, leading to hypernatremia and hypokalemia due to drug-induced electrolyte disturbances. The hypernatremia is primarily caused by osmotic diuresis from ticarcillin, which acts as a non-reabsorbable anion, while the hypokalemia results from excessive renal potassium loss. Clinical management includes recognizing the drug
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