TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypokalemia A1 - Arora, Nayan A1 - Jefferson, J. Ashley A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISSerum potassium < 3.5 mEq/L (3.5 mmol/L).Severe hypokalemia may induce arrhythmias and rhabdomyolysis.Assessment of urine potassium excretion (urine potassium to creatinine ratio) can distinguish renal from nonrenal loss of potassium. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184182545 ER -