Hypokalemia — Complications and Side Effects

Hypokalemia is a metabolic/endocrine disorder that is characterized by a plasma potassium level of less than 3.5 mEq/L. A serum potassium level that is less than 2.5 mEq/L leads to life threatening scenarios of arrhythmias and muscle paralysis. A normal level of potassium is necessary to maintain a charge difference between intracellular and extracellular environments which is the integral mechanism according to which muscles and nerves work.