Glossary
Hyperkalemic alkalosis: Pathologically high potassium and bicarbonate in the body fluids, characteristically caused by repeated vomiting: disturbances of potassium concentration in the blood predispose to cardiac arrhythmia.Arrhythmia: Abnormal rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.
Rhabdomyolysis: Breakdown of muscle tissues leading to the release of contents of the muscle fibre into the bloodstream.
