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Safety of low-volume PEG-asc bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopy: identifying patients at risk for hypokalemia in a prospective cohort study [PDF]

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims The aim of bowel cleansing preparation should be high-quality results and conformance with safety standards. Previously, we reported that hypokalemia occurred in 23.6 % of patients after bowel preparation in a high-risk ...
Ankie Reumkens, Christine Minke Bakker, Sebastiaan J.W. van Kraaij, Bjorn Winkens, Maarten T. Raijmakers, Annick B. van Nunen, Cees Th.B.M. van Deursen, Ad A.M. Masclee   +7 more
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Hypokalemia in Diabetes Mellitus Setting

Medicina (Lithuania), 2022
Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide regardless of age, sex, and ethnicity. Electrolyte disturbances may occur as a consequence of disease progression or its treatment, in particular potassium disorders ...
Lucas Coregliano-Ring, Kleber Nishide, Erika B Rangel   +2 more
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Renal potassium wasting from hydroxychloroquine at therapeutic doses: a case report [PDF]

BMC Nephrology
Background Hydroxychloroquine is a common disease-modifying treatment for systemic autoimmune disease and is usually well-tolerated. In acute hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine toxicity, hypokalemia typically reflects a transient intracellular potassium ...
Justin David Tse, Sourabh Kharait
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Hypokalemia as a sensitive biomarker of disease severity and the requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation requirement in COVID-19 pneumonia: A case series of 306 Mediterranean patients

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objectives: Serum levels of potassium (K+) appear to be significantly lower in severe cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the clinical significance of this is unknown.
Oscar Moreno-Perez, Jose-Manuel Leon-Ramirez, Laura Fuertes-Kenneally   +2 more
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Real-World Evidence on Levetiracetam-Induced Hypokalemia: An Active Comparator Cohort Study [PDF]

Drugs - Real World Outcomes
Background Levetiracetam is an anti-seizure medication (ASM) with an established safety profile. However, a potential safety signal of hypokalemia following levetiracetam use was published in the World Health Organization newsletter.
Ohoud Almadani, Raseel Alroba, Almaha Alfakhri, Sumaya Almohareb, Turki Althunian, Adel A. Alrwisan   +5 more
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Association between hypokalemia and small bowel capsule endoscopy completion rates in patients in South China: A prospective single-center study

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
Background/Aims: Approximately 20–30% of small bowel capsule endoscopies (SBCEs) do not reach the cecum at the completion of the examination. We aimed to determine whether hypokalemia influences the completion rate and small bowel transit time (SBTT) of ...
Huo-Ye Gan, Tie-Li Peng, Kai-Hua Su, Lin-Li Zhao, Li-Qin Jian, Rong-Jiao Yang, Han-Xian Zhang, Ru-Yin Pan   +7 more
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Trauma patients with hypokalemia have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2021
Introduction: The aims of our study were (1) to determine the prevalence of hypokalemia, (2) to evaluate predictors for hypokalemia, and (3) to show the influence of hypokalemia on in-hospital outcome (mortality, adverse events, and length of stay) in a ...
Mathias Schlögl, Ilja Käch, Patrick E. Beeler, Hans-Christoph Pape, Valentin Neuhaus   +4 more
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Electrophysiology of Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia [PDF]

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2017
Zhilin Qu, Kalyanam Shivkumar
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Admission serum potassium levels and prognosis of vasospastic angina

Scientific Reports, 2021
Hypokalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance and is related to poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, the role of hypokalemia in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA) has not yet been studied. The present study enrolled 1454
Won-Woo Seo, Sang-Ho Jo, Sung Eun Kim, Hyun-Jin Kim, Seung Hwan Han, Kwan Yong Lee, Sung Ho Her, Min-Ho Lee, Seong-Sik Cho, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Sang Hong Baek   +10 more
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Urinary tract infection is associated with hypokalemia: a case control study

BMC Urology, 2020
Background Hypokalemia is a common clinical problem. The association between urinary tract infection (UTI) and hypokalemia is not clear. Hypokalemia is common in patients with UTI in clinical observation.
Ai-Ling Shen, Hsiu-Li Lin, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Yuan-Fu Tseng, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Che-Yi Chou   +5 more
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