Hypokalemia is a condition occurring when the potassium level in the blood are abnormally low. It can result in muscle weakness, heart irregularities, disorientation, and sometimes cardiac arrest.
Hypokalemia is proarrhythmic because it decreases K+ conductance through voltage-gated channels, decreasing the hyperpolarization effect of the ion during the repolarization phase in cardiac tissue....
Hyperkalemia. Captopril is an ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitor which has various actions on the cardiovascular and renal systems. One of these actions in inhibition of the formation of...
It is a result of a fluid/electrolyte imbalance, therefore the flu and any infections or diseases that can cause dehydration, can create an imbalance that could include hypokalemia (or perhaps...