It is also called Hypokalemia, hypokaliemia or hypokalemia. It is the low concentration of Potassium levels in the blood. It's the lack of Potassium in the blood. It can be caused by continuous use of diuretics, frequent vomiting or diarrhea or problems in the adrenal glands. Also by consumption of drugs that inhibit the assimilation of potassium present in food.
Sust. FEM. Low amount of potassium (K ) in the blood. It is when it is less than 3.5 millimoles per litre ( 41 mmol/l; [or 3.5 milliequivalents per litre ( meq/l )]. Is classified in: ) mild: K = 3 to 3.5 mmol/l; (b) ) moderate: K = 2.5 to 3.0 mmol/l; c ) severe: K less than 2.5 mmol/l, or oral intolerance: rejection or hypersensitivity to food ( vomiting, for example ). Etymology: 1 ) the Greek preposition «hypó»: bass; 2 ) technicality «potassium», «pot» English: vase, and «ash»: Ash ( by the discovery of this chemical element method: evaporation of leachate from ashes of wood or leaves of trees ) 3 ) «áima»: blood ( the diphthong 'AI' becomes 'e' ) 4 ) the ending «ia» with the meaning of pathological condition. Synonyms: hypokalemia, hipokaliemia ( from neolatín "kalium", from which is derived the symbol of potassium ). Antonyms: hyperkalemia, hiperkaliemia, hyperkalaemia.
