- Attending rounds: patient with hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis.
Attending rounds: patient with hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2011-09-17)
Asghar Rastegar
PMID21921151
ABSTRACT
Hypokalemic paralysis represents a medical emergency requiring both rapid diagnosis and treatment. In this Attending Rounds a patient with hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis is presented to emphasize the role of routine laboratory studies in the assessment of such patients so that a correct diagnosis can be made and appropriate treatment can be initiated promptly.
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Potassium citrate tribasic monohydrate, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, FCC, E332, 99-100.5% (calc with ref. to anhyd. subst.)