Case 2: Hypokalaemia in Metabolic Acidosis
Pages: 86-88
Gusti Ayu Mardew
Gusti Ayu Mardewi, Ngoerah Hospital, Bali, Indonesia, E-mail: ayumardewi6@gmail.com
Abstract
Questions
1. What is the most critical result?
2. What possibilities could you offer to explain the potassium result?
3. What are the causes of hypokalaemic in metabolic acidosis?
4. Are there any other tests you might perform to clarify the likely cause of the low potassium result?
