Renal · Flowchart
Hypokalemia
FreeCause to treatmentHY high-yield
Hypokalemia from cause to replacement: shift into cells, GI and renal losses including diuretics, hyperaldosteronism, Bartter and Gitelman, muscle and heart effects, the ECG from flat T waves to U waves and arrhythmia, urine potassium with blood pressure and acid-base to find the cause, and safe oral and IV replacement with magnesium.
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