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'''Hypokalemia '''is when the [[Blood|blood ]] | '''Hypokalemia '''is when the [[Blood|blood contains]] lower levels of potassium (K<sup>+</sup>) than normal. | ||
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<u>Some possible causes of hypokalemia may be:</u> | |||
*Antibiotics | |||
*Diarrhea | |||
*Antibiotics | *Diseases that affect the [[Kidney|kidneys]]' ability to retain potassium ([[Liddle Syndrome|Liddle syndrome]] and [[Cushing sydrome|Cushing syndrome]]) | ||
*Diarrhea | *[[Diuretic|Diuretics]] | ||
*Diseases that affect the [[Kidney|kidneys]]' ability to retain potassium ([[ | *Eating disorders | ||
*[[Diuretic|Diuretics]] | *Eating large amounts of licorice or other foods with glycyrrhetinic acid | ||
*Eating disorders | *[[Magnesium|Magnesium deficiency]] | ||
*Eating large amounts of licorice or other foods with glycyrrhetinic acid | *Sweating | ||
*[[Magnesium|Magnesium ]] | |||
*Sweating | |||
*Vomiting<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001510/</ref> | *Vomiting<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001510/</ref> | ||
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<u>Symptoms of severe hypokalemia include:</u> | <u>Symptoms of severe hypokalemia include:</u> | ||
*Abnormal heart rhythms | *Abnormal heart rhythms | ||
*Constipation | *Constipation | ||
*Fatigue | *Fatigue | ||
*[[Muscle|Muscle ]] | *[[Muscle|Muscle damage]] | ||
*[[Muscle|Muscle ]] | *[[Muscle|Muscle weakness]] or spasms | ||
*Paralysis (which can include the lungs)<ref>Mount DB, Zandi-Nejad K. Disorders of potassium balance. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 15.</ref> | *Paralysis (which can include the lungs)<ref>Mount DB, Zandi-Nejad K. Disorders of potassium balance. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 15.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:01, 14 November 2011
Hypokalemia is when the blood contains lower levels of potassium (K+) than normal.
Some possible causes of hypokalemia may be:
- Antibiotics
- Diarrhea
- Diseases that affect the kidneys' ability to retain potassium (Liddle syndrome and Cushing syndrome)
- Diuretics
- Eating disorders
- Eating large amounts of licorice or other foods with glycyrrhetinic acid
- Magnesium deficiency
- Sweating
- Vomiting[1]
Symptoms of severe hypokalemia include:
- Abnormal heart rhythms
- Constipation
- Fatigue
- Muscle damage
- Muscle weakness or spasms
- Paralysis (which can include the lungs)[2]
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001510/
- ↑ Mount DB, Zandi-Nejad K. Disorders of potassium balance. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 15.