Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood.
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- noun medicine The condition of having an
abnormally lowconcentration ofpotassium ions in theblood .
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- noun abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When evaluating the patient's acid-base and electrolyte status, the clinician most commonly notes hypokalemia and hyperglycemia.
Theophylline 2010
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Unfortunately, when mixed with sugar and ingested in high doses, caffeine is highly addicting and can induce hypokalemia abnormally low serum potassium.
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM: Fast Food vs. Fast Natural Food Cathy Margolin 2011
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Unfortunately, when mixed with sugar and ingested in high doses, caffeine is highly addicting and can induce hypokalemia abnormally low serum potassium.
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM: Fast Food vs. Fast Natural Food Cathy Margolin 2011
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It is critical to correct hypokalemia in order to successfully alkalinize the urine and enhance excretion of the aspirin.
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“Magnesium deficiency has been demonstrated in 711% of hospitalized patients and is found to coexist in up to 40% of patients with other electrolyte abnormalities, particularly hypokalemia and to a lesser extent, hyponatremia or hypocalcemia.”
Breakfast at the Squeeze In | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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It could be hypokalemia, an aneurysm, an intimate encounter with a car, a rapid introduction of the back of my head to the ground, or any one of the many ways to die that there are.
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2008
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Some of the early signs of low potassium (hypokalemia) are fatigue, muscle weakness and slow reflexes.
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Undiagnosed and untreated, hypokalemia can result in decreased heart rate or death.
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Licorice has been a known cause of headaches, low blood calcium levels (hypokalemia) and high blood pressure.
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The side effects of this compound include edema, cardiac hypertrophy, and hypokalemia; it should be prescribed with caution 772.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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