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HYPOKALEMIA [4 records]

Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Low blood levels of potassium.

Key term(s)
  • hypokaliemia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Baisse du taux normal de potassium dans le sang.

CONT

Hypochlorémie franche.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
CONT

Atherosclerosis is the more common of the two. Symptoms are variable. Patients may present with vascular insufficiency in other organs, epigastric bruit, metabolic alkalosis, or hypokalemia secondary to hyperaldosteronism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
CONT

Fever hypokalemia can occur, probably due to compartmental shift rather than depletion of potassium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
OBS

Passage des médicaments du sang vers les organes. Notion de compartiment. La vitesse et l'importance du passage des médicaments du sang vers les organes est sous la dépendance [de trois facteurs).

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

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