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Evaluation Of Potassium Status In Heart Failure Patients: A Case Control Study, Sreedharan Nair Dr

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Theses and Dissertations

Background: Hyper and hypokalemia is a common ionic imbalance in patient with heart failure. Increased death and hospital stay is common in patients with HF and chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have hypokalaemia. The majority of the intracellular cation is potassium which is necessary to retain a normal charge difference between the intracellular and extracellular spaces. It often happens as a complication of certain diseases or drugs. As hyper or hypokalaemia are potentially hazardous and frequent complication in heart failure patient it is important to identify patients who are at increased risk for hypo and hyperkalaemia. Objectives: The objective of …