Ukwehla kwama-potassium (hypokalemia) kubhekisela ezingeni eliphansi kunokujwayelekile le-potassium egazini lakho. I-potassium iyasiza ekuphatheni iziginali zamandla ezinyaweni zezinhlayiya zomzimba wakho. Kubalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle kwezinzwa nezinhlangothi zezinhlangothi, ikakhulukazi izinhlayiya zezinzwa zenhliziyo. Ngokuvamile, izinga le-potassium egazini lakho lingama-3.6 kuya ku-5.2 millimoles ngelitha (mmol / L). Izinga eliphansi kakhulu le-potassium (ngaphansi kuka-2.5 mmol / L) lingaba yingozi eyingozi futhi lidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha.
Ukwehla kwama-potassium (hypokalemia) kuningi okubangela. Imbangela evamile kakhulu ukulahleka okukhulu kwama-potassium emchameni ngenxa yemithi yokwelapha eyandisa ukuthamba. Eaziwa nangokuthi amaphilisi amanzi noma ama-diuretics, le mihlobo yemithi ivame ukubhalwa kubantu abane-high blood pressure noma isifo senhliziyo. Ukugabha, ukululama noma kokubili kungabangela ukulahleka okukhulu kwama-potassium esiswini. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukwehla kwama-potassium kubangelwa ukungatholi ama-potassium anele ekudleni kwakho. Izimbangela zokulahleka kwama-potassium zihlanganisa: Ukusebenzisa utshwala I-Chronic kidney disease I-Diabetic ketoacidosis (lapho umzimba unamazinga aphezulu e-acids egazini ebizwa ngama-ketones) Ukululama Ama-diuretics (abaphelisi bokuqina kwamanzi) Ukusebenzisa okukhulu kwama-laxative Ukubila okukhulu Ukungabi khona kwe-folic acid I-Primary aldosteronism Ukusebenzisa amanye ama-antibiotic Ukugabha Incazelo Nini okufanele ubone udokotela
Emasimini amaningi, i-potassium ephansi itholakala ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okwenziwa ngenxa yesifo, noma ngoba uthatha ama-diuretics. Kulula kakhulu ukuba i-potassium ephansi ibangela izimpawu ezihlukanisiwe njengezinhlungu zemisipha uma uzizwa uphilile kwezinye izici. Izimpawu ze-potassium ephansi zingafaka: Ubuthakathaka Ukukhathala Ukuqina kwemisipha I-constipation Ukungasebenzi kahle kwenhliziyo (arrhythmias) kuyinkinga ebuhlungu kakhulu yamathoni e-potassium aphansi kakhulu, ikakhulu kubantu abanesifo senhliziyo. Xoxa nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi yini eyiqondisa imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwegazi kwakho. Kungadingeka ushintshe imithi ethinta amazinga e-potassium yakho, noma kungadingeka uphathe enye isimo sezokwelapha esibangela amazinga e-potassium aphansi. Ukwelashwa kwe-potassium ephansi kuqondiswe esizathwini esiyimbangela futhi kungafaka ukwengeza i-potassium. Ungaqali ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-potassium ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Izimbangela