{"id":48885,"date":"2020-10-12T04:56:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T04:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=48885"},"modified":"2023-04-11T05:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T05:24:07","slug":"hypokalemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hypokalemia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypokalemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme potassium depletion in the circulating blood, commonly manifested by episodes of muscular weakness or paralysis and tetany.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Low potassium levels in the blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lower than normal concentration of potassium in the blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hypokalemia is a below normal concentration of potassium in the blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An abnormally low concentration of potassium in the bloodstream.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Abnormally low level of potassium in the blood, leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; it may result from diuretic intake, adrenal tumor, starvation, or other disorder.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Abnormally low quantity of potassium ions in circulating blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A state of diminished serum potassium levels below the standard range.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme potassium depletion in the circulating blood, commonly manifested by episodes of muscular weakness or paralysis and tetany. 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