HYPOKALEMIA(electrolyte imbalance)
HYPOKALEMIA It is a low level of potassium(k ๋) in blood serum normal potassium level 3.5 - 5mmol/L Death can occur due to respiratory muscle paralysis CAUSES: Decrease intake Alkalosis : Potassium shift into cells Sympathomimetics stimulation - trauma, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, beta 2 agonist toxicity(salbutamol) Renal loss - excess aldosterone = conn's syndrome,bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, ascites , CHF - Barter's , Gitelman syndrome - Salt wasting nephropathy ...