- Medical condition (new).caption
- An ECG in a person with a potassium level of 1.1 meq/L showing the classical changes of ST segment depression, inverted T waves, large U waves, and a slightly prolonged PR interval.
- Medical condition (new).field
- Critical care medicine
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Feeling tired, leg cramps, weakness, constipation, abnormal heart rhythm
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Cardiac arrest
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Diarrhea, medications like furosemide and steroids, dialysis, diabetes insipidus, hyperaldosteronism, hypomagnesemia, not enough intake in the diet
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Blood potassium < 3.5 mmol/L
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Dietary changes, potassium supplements, based on the underlying cause
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 20% of people admitted to hospital
- Medical condition (new).name
- Hypokalemia
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Hypokalaemia, hypopotassaemia, hypopotassemia