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What is the effect on the heart function in the case of hypokalemia and hyperkalemia?
Hypokalemia and hyperkalmia both can have effects on the heart function. Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia can cause cardiac arriythmias.
Is gastroenteritis a virus or a bacteria?
gastroenteritis is a virus
Diagnostic tests for acute gastroenteritis?
Test of gastroenteritis
What are the types of gastroenteritis?
Gastroenteritis is the name of a symptom and sign of a disease. Many different virus cause this.
What are the clinical symptoms of hypokalemia?
Weakness, Fatigue, Muscle cramps, Constipation, Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) are symptoms are hypokalemia.
What is the result of laboratory test to gastroenteritis?
what is the lab result that found in gastroenteritis
What is a lack of potassium called?
Hypokalemia
Why do Beta agonist cause hypokalemia?
Beta 2 adrenergic agonists cause increased potassium entry into cells, which can lead to hypokalemia
How can hypokalemia affect your life?
Hypokalemia or low potassium can cause lethal heart rhythms. general tiredness , muscle twitching and damage.
What are the medical management of acute gastroenteritis?
what are medical management to the patient with acute gastroenteritis
How does the hypokalemia affect the effects of Digitalis?
Hypokalemia potentiates the effects of digoxin. Hypokalemia reduces the drive of the Na-K-ATPase, resulting in increased cellular Na in cardiac muscles. Digoxin does the same thing by blocking the Na-K-ATPase.
Do ace inhibitors cause hypokalemia?
It could. If its a diabetic patient who has raised serum postassium due to diabetic nephropathy then ace inhibitor can improve his diabetic nephropathy leading to hypokalemia.... BUT it DOESNT cause hypokalemia directly... instead it leads to hyperkalemia...
