Low Potassium (cont.)
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- Low Potassium Overview
- Low Potassium Causes
- Low Potassium Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Low Potassium Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: Low Potassium (Hypokalemia) - How Was Diagnosis Established
When to Seek Medical Care
If you are having symptoms of low potassium, call your doctor. Without symptoms, you will not know you have low potassium levels until you have a routine blood test or an electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG).
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Potassium, the most abundant intracellular cation, is essential for the life of the organism.
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