How soon should serum potassium levels be monitored for patients started on diuretics?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-208

  Blanning, A ^a   Westfall, J M ^a   Shaughnessy, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRIAMTERENE;

HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; NOTE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM DEPLETION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

DIURETICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POTASSIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035104049     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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