This week we discuss the presentation and treatment of hypokalemia.
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Show Notes
Show Notes
Take Home Points
- Hypokalemia has a wide variety of presentations ranging from generalized weakness, to paralysis, to cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac arrest.
- When you discover hypokalemia, be sure to check and EKG. Think about underlying causes of hypokalemia, because it is rarely a solo event.
- Treat with oral potassium supplementation of 40-60 orally every 4-6 hours for mild hypokalemia and 10-20 mEq/hour IV for severe or symptomatic hypokalemia.
Additional Reading
LITFL: Hypokalemia
LITFL: Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Core EM: Hypokalemia
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