RT Book, Section
A1 Arora, Nayan
A1 Jefferson, J. Ashley
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193124986
T1 Hypokalemia
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193124986
RD 2024/04/18
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.