Definition of hypokalaemia in English:
hypokalaemia
(US hypokalemia)
nounˌhʌɪpəʊkəˈliːmɪəˌhīpōkəˈlēmēə
mass nounMedicine Deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream.
〔医〕低钾血 （症）
Example sentencesExamples
- We have found aldosterone antagonists especially helpful in patients with persistent hypokalemia despite potassium replacement.
- More potassium is given if hypokalemia is present.
- The patient also received six weeks of potassium supplementation for amphotericin-related hypokalemia.
- It has been used in combination with potassium-wasting diuretics to prevent hypokalemia.
- Underlying causes of atrial fibrillation should be treated, including infection, congestive heart failure, hypoxia, hypokalemia and pneumonia.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine Hypochloremic, hypokalemic, or metabolic alkalosis might be present in patients who purge.
Example sentencesExamples
- Consumers should not take glycyrrhizin while fasting or if they are hypokalemic, pregnant, or diabetic.
- A report in the Internal Medicine Journal describes a patient with chronic caffeine toxicity manifesting as hypokalaemic myopathy.
- A high-potassium diet is especially important in endurance athletes, who may tend to be hypokalemic.
- If a patient is hypokalemic, the hypokalemia should be corrected before IV magnesium therapy is considered.
Origin
1940s: from hypo- 'below' + modern Latin kalium 'potassium'.