Conversion 1g/day = 1 mg/mg = 113 mg/mmol
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Hypokalaemia
Introduction • Daily requirement of potassium = 1mmol/kg (i.e. body weight) Definition • Hypokalaemia is serum potassium less than 3.5 mmol/L• Severe hypokalaemia: Serum K+ <2.5 mmol/L Common Causes (i) Inadequate intake (ii) Loss GI loss• vomiting / diarrhoea• High output stoma Loss from skin• Burns (iii) Redistribution into cells • ß-agonist e.g. Salbutamol• Investigations […]
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