Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia in Infants and Children: Pathophysiology and Treatment

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 486-496

  Daly, Kayleen ^a   Farrington, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperkalemia; Hypokalemia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT;

HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; TREATMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84886882985     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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