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Hypokalaemia
Hypokalaemia · ICD-10: E87.6
Symptoms
- • Muscle weakness or spasms
- • Fatigue
- • Constipation
- • Palpitations or skipped beats
- • Tingling or numbness
- • With a large drop: abnormal heart rhythm, lightheadedness or fainting
Drugs and regimens
Potassium chloride⚠ Unverified
Hypokalaemia treatment — adult: 40–100 mEq/day in 2–5 doses (max 40 per dose)
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Prevention or maintenance — adult: typically 20 mEq/day
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Hypokalaemia treatment — birth to 16 y: 2–4 mEq/kg/day in divided doses
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Maintenance — birth to 16 y: 1 mEq/kg/day (max 3 mEq/kg)
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IV (diluted) — K >2.5: max 10 mEq/h