Hypokalemia in acute medical patients: risk factors and prognosis.

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Hypokalemia is one of the most common electrolyte disorders in hospitalized patients. It is associated with a high mortality rate among patients with cardiovascular disease. Whether hypokalemia confers a similar risk in an unselected hospitalized population is not well established.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Med.

Title: The American journal of medicine

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1555-7162

ISSN (Print): 0002-9343

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 128

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: Helene.Jensen@rsyd.dk.

[2 ] Department of Medicine, Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg, Denmark.

[3 ] Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

[4 ] Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

[5 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

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Publisher Item ID: S0002-9343(14)00660-3

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.022

PubMed ID: 25107385

SO-VID: 9619648b-f54d-4c5e-aeab-f27b5e3bc874

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Keywords: Potassium,Comorbidity,Diuretics,Electrolytes,Hospitalization,Hypokalemia,Medications,Mortality

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Keywords: Potassium, Comorbidity, Diuretics, Electrolytes, Hospitalization, Hypokalemia, Medications, Mortality

Hypokalemia in acute medical patients: risk factors and prognosis.

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