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Low Blood Potassium Learning Center

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Hypokalemia is a condition of below normal levels of potassium in the blood serum. Potassium, a necessary electrolyte, facilitates nerve impulse conduction and the contraction of skeletal and smooth muscles, including t...

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Symptoms
Mild hypokalemia usually results in no symptoms, while moderate hypokalemia results in confusion, disorientation, wea...
Causes
Hypokalemia is most commonly caused by the use of diuretics . Diuretics are drugs that increase the excretion of wate...
Tests
Hypokalemia can be measured by acquiring a sample of blood, preparing blood serum, and using a potassium sensitive el...
Treatments
In emergency situations, when severe hypokalemia is suspected, the patient should be put on a cardiac monitor, and re...
Complications
Mild hypokalemia usually results in no symptoms, while moderate hypokalemia results in confusion, disorientation, wea...
Prevention
Hypokalemia is not a concern for healthy persons, since potassium is present in a great variety of foods. For patient...

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