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词汇 hypokalaemia
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Definition of hypokalaemia in English:

hypokalaemia

(US hypokalemia)
nounˌhʌɪpəʊkəˈliːmɪəˌhīpōkəˈlēmēə
mass nounMedicine
  • Deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream.

    〔医〕低钾血 (症)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have found aldosterone antagonists especially helpful in patients with persistent hypokalemia despite potassium replacement.
    • More potassium is given if hypokalemia is present.
    • The patient also received six weeks of potassium supplementation for amphotericin-related hypokalemia.
    • It has been used in combination with potassium-wasting diuretics to prevent hypokalemia.
    • Underlying causes of atrial fibrillation should be treated, including infection, congestive heart failure, hypoxia, hypokalemia and pneumonia.

Derivatives

  • hypokalaemic

  • adjective
    Medicine
    • Hypochloremic, hypokalemic, or metabolic alkalosis might be present in patients who purge.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Consumers should not take glycyrrhizin while fasting or if they are hypokalemic, pregnant, or diabetic.
      • A report in the Internal Medicine Journal describes a patient with chronic caffeine toxicity manifesting as hypokalaemic myopathy.
      • A high-potassium diet is especially important in endurance athletes, who may tend to be hypokalemic.
      • If a patient is hypokalemic, the hypokalemia should be corrected before IV magnesium therapy is considered.

Origin

1940s: from hypo- 'below' + modern Latin kalium 'potassium'.

Definition of hypokalemia in US English:

hypokalemia

(British hypokalaemia)
nounˌhīpōkəˈlēmēə
Medicine
  • Deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream.

    〔医〕低钾血 (症)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have found aldosterone antagonists especially helpful in patients with persistent hypokalemia despite potassium replacement.
    • More potassium is given if hypokalemia is present.
    • Underlying causes of atrial fibrillation should be treated, including infection, congestive heart failure, hypoxia, hypokalemia and pneumonia.
    • It has been used in combination with potassium-wasting diuretics to prevent hypokalemia.
    • The patient also received six weeks of potassium supplementation for amphotericin-related hypokalemia.

Origin

1940s: from hypo- ‘below’ + modern Latin kalium ‘potassium’.

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