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Hypokalemia
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Linked signs and symptoms
18Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Abdominal Cramp
- Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension)
- Blood: Potassium Decreased (Hypokalaemia)
- Heart Rate Irregular (Arrhythmia)
- Heartbeats Felt By Patient (Palpitations)
- Mind: Delirium
- Mind: Depression
- Mind: Hallucination
- Mind: Psychosis
- Muscle Cramp
- Muscle Reflexes Below Normal (Hyporeflexia)
- Muscle Spasm (Twitching)
- Muscle Weakness
- Skin Tingling Or Numbness (Paresthesias)
- Swelling (Oedema, Edema)
- Thirst
- Urination Increase At Night (Nocturia)
- Urination of Large Volume of Urine (Polyuria)
Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
10Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Behavioural changes
1Vitamins and minerals
3Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
8These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
9This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
6- Blood pHReference range exampleAll: 7.35–7.45Linked diagnostic tests1Blood pH Test
- Creatine Kinase (CK)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 35–150 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 40–170 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Creatine Kinase3 (CK-MM) IsoenzymeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 97–100 %Linked diagnostic tests1Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 274–290 mOsm/kg; Birth - 2wks: 265–285 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic tests1Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- ReninReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0.65–3.3 ng/mL; 16y - 18y: 0–4.4 ng/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Renin Assay
- Urine Potassium (K)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 25–100 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Potassium (K) Concentration
Often decreased
3- Chloride (Blood, Cl)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 97–106 mEq/L; Birth - 2wks: 94–106 mEq/LLinked diagnostic tests1Chloride Concentration (Blood)
- Phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus, P)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2.5–4.5 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 4.3–9.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Phosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus)
- Potassium (K, Blood)AbbreviationKReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 4.1–5.3 mEq/L; Child (0 - 16y): 3.4–4.7 mEq/LLinked diagnostic tests1Potassium Concentration (K, Blood)
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Hypokalemia
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch156/ch156f.html#sec12-ch156-ch156f-800
2. http://nejm.highwire.org/cgi/content/extract/340/2/154-a
3. Umassmed.edu