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Preferred term

Hypokalemia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Hypopotassemia
  • Hypopotassemias

Note

  • low blood potassium levels; do not confuse with HYPERKALEMIA

Scope note

  • Abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood. It may result from potassium loss by renal secretion or by the gastrointestinal route, as by vomiting or diarrhea. It may be manifested clinically by neuromuscular disorders ranging from weakness to paralysis, by electrocardiographic abnormalities (depression of the T wave and elevation of the U wave), by renal disease, and by gastrointestinal disorders. (Dorland, 27th ed)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • deficientia kalii
  • hypokalaemia
  • hypokalemi
  • kalium-(k)-brist
  • kaliumvajaus
  • veren kaliumin niukkuus
  • veren kaliumin puute
  • veren kaliumin puutos
  • veren kaliumin vajaus
  • veren kaliumniukkuus
  • veren kaliumpuute
  • veren kaliumpuutos
  • veren kaliumvajaus
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007008

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