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<td width=" | <td width="53">'''Blood Level'''</td> | ||
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Revision as of 10:33, 11 January 2010
Important disturbances
The big uns are:
- Hyponatraemia & Hypernatraemia
- Hypokalaemia & Hyperkalaemia
- Hypocalcaemia & Hypercalcaemia
- Hypomagnesaemia
They mostly have their own pages, just click on them, or for a condensed version, see below.
The Table of Disturbance
Blood Level | Causes | Symptoms | Investigations | Treatment | |
Hyponatraemia | |||||
Hypernatraemia | Not enough water: poor intake, diuretics, diabetes insipidus. | ||||
Hypokalaemia | <3.5 mmol/l | Loss: thiazide and loop diuretics, Cushing's, D&V. Alkalosis causing shift into cells. | At first, muscle weakness and pain from rhabdomylolysis, and constipation. Later paralysis and paraesthaesia. | ||
Hyperkalaemia | >3.5 mmol/l | ||||
Hypocalcaemia | |||||
Hypercalcaemia | |||||
Hypomagnesaemia |