{"id":21321,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/gitelman-sendromu\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","slug":"gitelman-sendromu","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/gitelman-sendromu\/","title":{"rendered":"Gitelman Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy characterized by salt malabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule and is considered a milder variant of Bartter syndrome.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mild muscle weakness and cramps<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>dizziness<\/li>\n<li>Salt craving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Mutation in the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) gene in the distal tubule.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Low potassium and magnesium in the blood, hypocalciuria, metabolic alkalosis.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Magnesium and potassium supplements.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nephrology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of tetany or seizure due to severe hypomagnesemia, emergency services should be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy characterized by impaired salt malabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule, considered a milder variant of Bartter syndrome. Symptoms Mild muscle weakness and cramps Fatigue Dizziness Salt cravings Causes Mutation in the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) gene in the distal tubule. Diagnosis Low potassium and magnesium levels in the blood, hypocalciuria, metabolic alkalosis. [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Gitelman Syndrome - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal regurgitation disorder characterized by impaired salt malabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule, considered a milder variant of Bartter syndrome."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21321","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}