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Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia - Glossary


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.
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