Mild hypokalemia (serum potassium 3.0 to 3.5 mEq/L)
Moderate hypokalemia (ser...
Usually asymptomatic until serum potassium is below 3.0 mEq/L, unless it falls rapidly or patient has potentiating factor, for example, disposition to arrhythmia
Signs and symptoms mainly inv...
Reduce potassium loss.
Replenish stored potassium.
Evaluate potential toxicities.
Determine cause.
Manage underlying disease or eliminate causative factor.
Discontinue laxative, ...
Patients receiving IV therapy should have continuous cardiac monitoring and serum potassium level monitored q4-6h.
Patients requiring potassium s...
Osadchii OE. Mechanisms of hypokalemia-induced ventricular arrhythmogenicity. FundamClinPharmacol. 2010;24(5):547–559. [View Abstract on OvidMedline...
Hyperkalemia
Algorithm: Hypokalemia
E87.6 Hypokalemia
237853005 Drug-induced hypokalemia
43339004 Hypokalemia
61120003 Acute hypokalemia
10469003 Chronic hypokalemia
81987005 Familial hypokalemic alkalosis, Gullner type
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In patients with cardiac ischemia, heart failure, or left ventricular hypertrophy, even mild to moderate hypokalemia can cause arrhythmias. These patients should receive potassium repl...
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