It will also weaken the skeletal muscle system and even paralyze it. If it affects the ventilator, it will also bring ventilator paralysis, which will lead to difficulty in breathing and swallowing. If it affects the urinary system, it can bring symptoms such as nocturia, polydipsia and polydipsia, and severe potassium deficiency nephropathy will occur. In fact, the symptoms of hypokalemia are found in all systems of the whole body, which can be said to be extremely harmful.
First of all, the causes of hypokalemia can be roughly divided into three types. The first is insufficient intake. For example, long-term fasting and dietary restrictions will bring hypokalemia. The second is that long-term excessive potassium excretion will also bring hypokalemia. For example, some kidney diseases, endocrine diseases, the use of diuretics, alkalosis, acidosis and so on. , can make a lot of blood potassium loss in the body, and then lead to hypokalemia. The third is that some other reasons lead to hypokalemia, such as burns, ascites, peritoneal dialysis and so on.
There are roughly three ways to supplement potassium. First, pay attention to eat more foods with high potassium content, such as all kinds of fresh vegetables, fruits and bean products, and pay attention to a balanced diet of all kinds of foods, which will help to supplement potassium. Second, oral potassium preparations, such as potassium chloride and potassium citrate, are helpful to supplement potassium. The third method is intravenous infusion to supplement potassium, but this method should pay attention to the speed and concentration of potassium supplement.
If you or your family have hypokalemia in front of your mobile phone, it is best to find out the cause under the guidance of a doctor and make potassium supplements to avoid serious complications. The above is the introduction of hypokalemia, hoping to help more people who need this knowledge.