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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 water...
Tests
Atomic absorption spectroscopy can also be used to measure the potassium ions. Since hypokalemia results in abnormali...
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 patien...
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