Harm of hypokalemia
1 arrhythmia
It is mainly related to abnormal tissue conduction and abnormal excitability of autonomic heart cells, and natural arrhythmia may occur, such as atrial premature beat, ventricular premature beat, sinus bradycardia, supraventricular tachycardia and so on.
Muscle weakness and paralysis
Usually manifested as instability and weakness of the lower limbs. When hypokalemia is aggravated, weakness symptoms will appear in upper limbs and trunk, and respiratory failure will also be caused.
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When the late hypokalemia is severe, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation may occur. In severe cases, the heart stops beating under contraction, leading to death.
It can be seen that hypokalemia will be very serious when it is serious, endangering human health and life safety. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to adjusting the diet in order to better supplement enough potassium in the body. If it is difficult to supplement potassium through food, it can be supplemented orally or intravenously. In short, the body should have enough potassium content to best prevent hypokalemia.
After physical examination, some people may find hypokalemia, which they didn't notice before. This is because many people don't know what symptoms hypokalemia will have, so they may confuse hypokalemia with other diseases, which will lead to the inability to relieve and treat it in time, thus further aggravating hypokalemia and affecting health. So pay attention to the distinction between points and points.
Clinical manifestations of hypokalemia
Hypokalemia occurs from time to time in some patients with diet or diseases, but many people can't make clear the clinical manifestations of hypokalemia, which affects the differentiation of hypokalemia and can't be improved in time, which affects their health. Therefore, it is necessary to master the specific manifestations of hypokalemia in order to treat it in time. Clinically, hypokalemia can have the following manifestations:
1 nausea and reflux: when the symptoms of hypokalemia are mild, many people will have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and indigestion. These symptoms are easily confused with other diseases, can not be found in time, and are easily misdiagnosed.
2 Muscle weakness: In the early stage of hypokalemia, many people may feel that their hands and feet are often in a state of fatigue, which gradually develops into general weakness, leading to poor breathing and even suffocation. This is because the respiratory muscles are affected. Once this situation develops, it will cause great damage to people's lives and need to be improved and treated in time.
Three. Heart abnormality: Many people suffer from hypokalemia, and their hearts will also be affected, resulting in arrhythmia. The electrocardiogram is abnormal.