NOUN
- abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
How To Use hypokalemia In A Sentence
- More potassium is given if hypokalemia is present.
- The patient also received six weeks of potassium supplementation for amphotericin-related hypokalemia.
- Clinical symptoms are related to hypokalemia and hypertension, and may include weakness, paresthesias, cramps, tetany, fatigue, headache, and visual disturbances.
- Rule out reversible underlying causes (such as hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypoxia).
- It is critical to correct hypokalemia in order to successfully alkalinize the urine and enhance excretion of the aspirin. Aspirin: effects, poisoning
- Underlying causes of atrial fibrillation should be treated, including infection, congestive heart failure, hypoxia, hypokalemia and pneumonia.
- Large chronic doses of licorice may result in cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and pseudoprimary aldosteronism (including symptoms of hypertension, hypokalemia, and edema).
- We have found aldosterone antagonists especially helpful in patients with persistent hypokalemia despite potassium replacement.
- Consequently, fenugreek may precipitate hypokalemia when used in combination with some diuretics, laxatives, mineralocorticoids, or other hypokalemic agents.
- Unfortunately, when mixed with sugar and ingested in high doses, caffeine is highly addicting and can induce hypokalemia abnormally low serum potassium. Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM: Fast Food vs. Fast Natural Food
