Search
Descriptor English: Hypokalemia
Descriptor Spanish: Hipopotasemia
Descriptor hipopotasemia
Entry term(s) hipocalemia
Scope note: Concentración anormalmente reducida de potasio en la sangre; puede ser debida a una pérdida excesiva de potasio a través de las vias renal o gastrointestinal, a un aporte insuficiente o a desplazamientos intercelulares. Se puede manifestar clínicamente en forma de alteraciones neuromusculares que pueden ir desde la debilidad hasta la parálisis, como anomalías electrocardiográficas (depresión de la onda T y elevación de la U), como una enfermedad renal y como trastornos gastrointestinales. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipopotassemia
Descriptor French: Hypokaliémie
Entry term(s): Hypokalemias
Hypopotassemia
Hypopotassemias
Tree number(s): C18.452.950.565
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007008
Scope note: Abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood. It may result from potassium loss by renal secretion or by the gastrointestinal route, as by vomiting or diarrhea. It may be manifested clinically by neuromuscular disorders ranging from weakness to paralysis, by electrocardiographic abnormalities (depression of the T wave and elevation of the U wave), by renal disease, and by gastrointestinal disorders. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: low blood potassium levels; do not confuse with HYPERKALEMIA
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 7186
Unique ID: D007008
NLM Classification: WD 220
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1993/06/02
Hypokalemia - Preferred
Concept UI M0010909
Scope note Abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood. It may result from potassium loss by renal secretion or by the gastrointestinal route, as by vomiting or diarrhea. It may be manifested clinically by neuromuscular disorders ranging from weakness to paralysis, by electrocardiographic abnormalities (depression of the T wave and elevation of the U wave), by renal disease, and by gastrointestinal disorders. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Hypokalemia
Entry term(s) Hypokalemias
Hypopotassemia
Hypopotassemias



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey