Hypokalemia in acute medical patients: Risk factors and prognosis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-67.e1

  Jensen, Helene Kildegaard ^a   Brabrand, Mikkel ^b   Vinholt, Pernille Just ^a   Hallas, Jesper ^c   Lassen, Annmarie Touborg ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Diuretics; Electrolytes; Hospitalization; Hypokalemia; Medications; Mortality; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICARBONATE; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME OF DEATH; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84925286930     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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