Hypokalemia (Low Potassium)
What Is Hypokalemia?
Hypokalemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of potassium in the blood. The normal adult value for potassium is 3.5-5.3 mEq/L.
Hypokalemia is the condition of having abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood.
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Hypokalemia
Alternate Names : Potassium - low, Low blood potassium
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Hypokalemia is a metabolic disorder that occurs when the level of potassium in the blood drops too low.
Possible causes of hypokalemia include: ...
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Potassium, the most abundant intracellular cation, is essential for the life of the organism.
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Hypokalemia is not commonly caused by poor dietary intake.
Excessive loss is the most common reason that potassium levels are low. Loss of potassium may occur from both the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and from the kidney.
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hypokalemia (HY-poh-kuh-LEEmee-uh):
abnormally small amounts of potassium in the blood, often as the result of a kidney defect, including some forms of renal tubular acidosis.
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Hypokalemia: Low blood potassium. Potassium is the major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper level of potassium is essential for normal cell function.
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Hypokalemia test; K+
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Blood is typically drawn from a vein, usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand. The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine (antiseptic).
Hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia†
Stimulate K and Mg reabsorption and H excretion; alkalosis unresponsive to NaCl and volume replacement until deficiencies corrected; low K causing H to shift into cells and raising extracellular pH
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Hypokalemia is the most important arrhythmia trigger clinically, followed by hypomagnesemia. Hyperkalemia may also predispose to VT and VF, particularly in patients with structural heart disease.
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Bartter's syndrome, antenatal type 1: A rare genetic kidney disorder that causes hypokalemia. A defect in the NKCC2 gene impairs the functioning of the Na-Cl cotransporter and leads to electrolyte imbalance.
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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is an autosomal recessive[1] disorder causing hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypokalemia (abnormally low levels of potassium). The condition responds to glucocorticoid treatment.
Low potassium levels (hypokalemia). People with cholera lose large quantities of minerals, including potassium, in their stools. Very low potassium levels interfere with heart and nerve function and are life-threatening.
Mild hypernatremia (high blood sodium), hypokalemia (low blood potassium), hyperkaluria (high urine potassium) and high levels of alkalinity are the electrolyte abnormalities commonly seen with excess aldosterone.
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Avoiding hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and dehydration during episodes of diarrhea requires the intake of additional oral fluids and electrolytes.
Electrolytes - Read about blood electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicorbonate) and the effects of electrolyte imbalances like kidney failure, low blood pressure, hypokalemia, and hyperkalemia.
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People with hypokalemic periodic paralysis have reduced levels of potassium in their blood (hypokalemia) during episodes of muscle weakness.
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If the potassium level is severely low (hypokalemia), muscle weakness and decreased tendon reflexes can occur. In rare cases, high sodium levels may cause tissues to retain excessive amounts of fluid (edema).
This eventually leads to dehydration and low potassium levels (hypokalemia). The diarrhea can occur intermittently for a year or more before the condition is diagnosed.
life as a result of drug use (e.g.,lithium therapy), kidney disease, obstruction of the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder (ureters), and prolonged metabolic imbalances such as low levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia) or ...
drug abuse, for example, abuse of amphetamines
a high level of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia)
a low level of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia)
alcohol abuse
viral hepatitis (an infection of the liver)
heart failure
cancer.
Mortality can be reduced by prompt medical stabilization of low weight and hypokalemia, and by recognition and treatment of co-occurring depressive illness (30-50% of cases).
 See also: Symptom, Kidney, Weakness, Surgery, Vomiting
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