Hypokalemia
Common Name(s)
Hypokalemia
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Hypokalemia" returned 130 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Dec;95(50):e5046.
Differential diagnosis of hypokalemia and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome often presents challenging in endocrinology and requires careful clinical, biochemical, radiological, and pathological investigations. Hypokalemia is a common abnormality and ...
Journal: Hormones (Athens). 2016 Apr;15(2):300-2.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Hypokalemia" returned 7 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Ann. Intern. Med.. 2009 May;150(9):619-25.
Humans are intermittently exposed to large variations in potassium intake, which range from periods of fasting to ingestion of potassium-rich meals. These fluctuations would abruptly alter plasma potassium concentration if not for rapid mechanisms, primarily in skeletal muscle and ...
Journal: Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens.. 2008 Sep;17(5):470-6.
The aims of this article are to review the current controversies related to the use of thiazide diuretics as first-line treatment of hypertension and to discuss the causal roles for hyperuricemia and hypokalemia on the adverse consequences of thiazide usage.
Journal: J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2007 Oct;18(10):2649-52.
Magnesium deficiency is frequently associated with hypokalemia. Concomitant magnesium deficiency aggravates hypokalemia and renders it refractory to treatment by potassium. Herein is reviewed literature suggesting that magnesium deficiency exacerbates potassium wasting by increasing ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Hypokalemia; Hyponatremia; Hypernatremia; Dehydration
Condition Summary: Arterial Hypertension; Diabetes; Hypokalemia; Hyponatremia
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