"Hypokalemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D007008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.950.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypokalemia- Hypokalemia
- Hypokalemias
- Hypopotassemia
- Hypopotassemias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypokalemia" by people in Profiles.
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Ajewole VB, Solomon JM, Schneider AM, Heyne KE. Development and implementation of an electrolyte replacement protocol in the outpatient oncology infusion centers of a large academic healthcare system. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2020 Dec; 26(8):1871-1877.
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Suarez-Rivera M, Bonilla-Felix M. Fluid and electrolyte disorders in the newborn: sodium and potassium. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2014; 10(2):115-22.
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Akylbekova EL, Payne JP, Newton-Cheh C, May WL, Fox ER, Wilson JG, Sarpong DF, Taylor HA, Maher JF. Gene-environment interaction between SCN5A-1103Y and hypokalemia influences QT interval prolongation in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. Am Heart J. 2014 Jan; 167(1):116-122.e1.
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Gonz?lez W, Altieri PI, Alvarado S, Banchs HL, Escobales N, Crespo M, Borges W. Magnesium: the forgotten electrolyte. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2013; 105(3):17-20.
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Alderman MH, Piller LB, Ford CE, Probstfield JL, Oparil S, Cushman WC, Einhorn PT, Franklin SS, Papademetriou V, Ong ST, Eckfeldt JH, Furberg CD, Calhoun DA, Davis BR. Clinical significance of incident hypokalemia and hyperkalemia in treated hypertensive patients in the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial. Hypertension. 2012 May; 59(5):926-33.
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Chatterjee R, Yeh HC, Shafi T, Anderson C, Pankow JS, Miller ER, Levine D, Selvin E, Brancati FL. Serum potassium and the racial disparity in diabetes risk: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 May; 93(5):1087-91.
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Pimenta E, Calhoun DA. Aldosterone and metabolic dysfunction: an unresolved issue. Hypertension. 2009 Apr; 53(4):585-6.
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Pimenta E, Calhoun DA. Resistant hypertension and aldosteronism. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2007 Nov; 9(5):353-9.
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Tsai WS, Wu CP, Hsu YJ, Lin SH. Life-threatening hypokalemia in an asthmatic patient treated with high-dose hydrocortisone. Am J Med Sci. 2004 Mar; 327(3):152-5.
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Tsai WS, Chiu JS, Yen CH, Lin SH. Profound hypokalemia in acute respiratory failure: a diagnostic dilemma. Respiration. 2003 Nov-Dec; 70(6):672.