Hypokalaemia and subsequent hyperkalaemia in hospitalized patients
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Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia.
Disturbances in potassium homoeostasis presenting as low or high serum potassium are common, especially among hospitalised patients. Given the fact that untreated hypokalaemia or hyperkalaemia is associated with high morbidity and mortality, it is critical to recognise and treat these disorders promptly. In this article, normal potassium homoeostasis is reviewed initially and then a pathophysio...
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OBJECTIVE To review the metabolism and function of potassium and causes and management of hypokalaemia. DATA SOURCES A review of studies reported from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search of the English-language literature of hypokalaemia. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Potassium is predominantly an intracellular ion that contributes to approximately 50% of the intracellular fluid osmola...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0931-0509,1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm471