Thursday, February 09, 2012
K Kalium potasium hypokalemia
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
U-Shaped Association Between Potassium Level and Acute-MI Mortality
February 8, 2012 | Joel M. Gore, MD
Hypokalemia was associated with increased mortality, but so were serum potassium levels 4.5 mEq/L, suggesting that repletion measures should be moderated.
Reviewing: Goyal A et al. JAMA 2012 Jan 11; 307:157
Scirica BM and Morrow DA. JAMA 2012 Jan 11; 307:195