Hypokalemia

Hypopotassemia

Hypokalemia (potassium deficiency) is a lower-than-normal quantity of potassium in the blood stream. There are several reasons for this condition including excessive potassium loss by the renal or gastrointestinal path, from a decrease in intake, or from transcellular shifts; manifested clinically by neuromuscular disorders ranging from weakness to paralysis, by several electrocardiographic abnormalities, and by various gastrointestinal and renal disorders.

Hypokalemia is a metabolic disorder that occurs when the level of potassium in the blood stream drops too low.