What symptom does hypokalemia have

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People's blood is the river in the body, and it represents the healthy river of the body. Most of the time, there is a lack of potassium in the blood. I would like to share with you the symptoms of hypokalemia.

What symptom does hypokalemia have

Symptom 1: decrease of nerve muscle excitability. The symptoms are muscle weakness, weakness, weakening or disappearance of tendon reflex. In severe cases, there is soft paralysis, and even difficulty in lifting up and turning over. Gastrointestinal symptoms may include abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and bowel sounds weakened or disappeared.

Symptom 2: central nervous system depression symptoms, early irritability, serious nervous apathy or drowsiness, often barely wake up and then fall asleep. Circulatory system symptoms: tachycardia, palpitation, arrhythmia, decreased blood pressure, and sudden cardiac arrest due to fibrillation.

Symptom 3: hypokalemia can reduce myocardial stress and lead to various arrhythmias and conduction block. Mild cases have sinus tachycardia, atrial or ventricular premature contraction and atrioventricular block. Severe cases have paroxysmal atrial or ventricular tachycardia and even ventricular fibrillation. Potassium deficiency can aggravate digitalis and antimony poisoning, which can lead to death and peripheral vasodilation.

matters needing attention

People with hypokalemia should not eat irritant food in life, keep good sleep, keep in a good mood, eat more food with more potassium, especially buckwheat, corn, sweet potato, soybean and other high potassium elements.