A collection of oddities I stumbled across in my wanderings

AKI

Acute Kidney Injury as a Leading Cause of Papal Deaths in the Years 1277 to 2005: A Review of 21 Cases

• 26.9% of Popes died of AKI, 95% of which were sepsis. Mean age 69.4 +- 2.26. 28.6% stroked out.
• John XXI in 1277 died of crush syndrome
• Lots of gout, stones and urosepsis.

Acute Kidney Injury Following Star Fruit Ingestion: A Case Series

• Full of oxalate, crystals in urine.
• Calcium oxalate birefringent under polarised light on the biopsies
• 50% RRT for 1 week

Electrolytes

Death by coconut

• Did not actually die. K hit 7.8, (AKI helped).
• Coconut water: Delicious but hypotonic, acidic, 230ml/1 cup = 600mg potassium= 2 slow K tablet ( a slow K has 600mg KCL so ~ 315mg K+ ion).