Role of potassium in hypokalemia-induced hyponatremia: Lessons learned from the Edelman equation

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-102

  Nguyen, Minhtri K ^a   Kurtz, Ira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia; Hyponatremia; K+; Na+; Total body water

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OSMOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL BODY WATER;

EID: 3142626445     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-004-0281-3     Document Type: Article

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