THE STUDY OF HYPOKALEMIA AND HYPERKALEMIA IN VARIOUS DISEASES

Abstract

Fluid & Electrolytes imbalance is often observed in many disease conditions particularly in hospitalized patients. Potassium is one of the important electrolytes; alteration of serum levels (Hypokalemia & Hyperkalemia) will lead to various metabolic complications witch may be fatal. Early diagnosis will help in the treatment & overall management. This will help in reducing the morbidity & mortality. In this background we tried to enumerate, the causes of hypokalemia & hyperkalemia in the patients admitted in various Dept. of Mamata General Hospital, Khammam.