Hypokalemia: Potassium Deficiency, Causes, and Clinical Management
1. Introduction Hypokalemia is a critical electrolyte disturbance characterized by an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood serum, typically defined as falling below three point five milliequivalents per liter. Potassium is the most abundant intracellular cation in the human body, playing an absolutely indispensable role in maintaining cellular resting membrane potentials, propagating nerve … Read more