A flu patient who took eight fever pills for two days, had a fatal illness
Jan 15, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Jimu News, Liu (33), who lives in Wuhan, Hubei Province, recently had severe fever symptoms due to the flu.
He took cold medicine, painkillers, and fever pills at home at random.
On the first day, I took four ibuprofen capsules, and the symptoms did not improve significantly even after taking the drug.
The next day, he took two more ibuprofen during the day so as not to interfere with his work, but his body temperature slowly began to drop.
Before going to sleep, he took two more ibuprofen to drop his body temperature to 37 degrees Celsius.
However, symptoms such as low back pain, fatigue, and nausea began to appear.
Thinking it was unusual, he visited the hospital the next day.
As a result of the test, the creatinine level reached 660 μmol/liter (660 micromoles per liter).
Considering that the creatinine level in normal adult males is 53 to 106 μmol/ℓ, it is 6.2 to 12.5 times higher.
This means that renal function is severely impaired.
Dr. Chen Ming, a kidney specialist at Wuhan's 3rd Municipal Hospital, warned that "Ibuprofen, a commonly used antipyretic analgesic, should be taken strictly according to the doctor's instructions, and it is best to take it once or twice a day, one at a time. If you don't drink water in time after sweating a lot, it will lead to dehydration of the body, which will further increase the burden on the kidneys."
In the end, Ryu was diagnosed as a result of a combination of inappropriate drug use and failure to hydrate in a timely manner.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
