hypokalemia

Here’s Dr. Paulson with today’s Morning Report! HYPOKALEMIA Hypokalemia < 3.5 meq/L Moderate  < 3 meq/L Severe  <2.5 meq/L   Up to 20% admitted pts hypokalemic, only 4-5% clinically significant, “severe” uncommon.   Presentation: The history may be vague. Often asymptomatic, or symptoms reflect underlying cause. Think about it with Read more…