A Practical Approach to Genetic Hypokalemia
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A Practical Approach to Genetic Hypokalemia
Mutations in genes encoding ion channels, transporters, exchangers, and pumps in human tissues have been increasingly reported to cause hypokalemia. Assessment of history and blood pressure as well as the K(+) excretion rate and blood acid-base status can help differentiate between acquired and inherited causes of hypokalemia. Familial periodic paralysis, Andersen's syndrome, congenital chlorid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electrolytes & Blood Pressure
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1738-5997
DOI: 10.5049/ebp.2010.8.1.38