Can hypokalemia be cured?

Hypokalemia is a condition in which the serum potassium in the human body is lower than a certain value. This is an internal medicine disease. Of course, whether hypokalemia can be cured is also a concern for many people. If hypokalemia is discovered early, it can be cured with timely treatment, and attention should also be paid to potassium supplementation.

1. Treatment policy

Emergency measures should be taken to treat acute hypokalemia; for chronic hypokalemia, as long as the blood potassium is not lower than 3mmol/L, the cause can be checked first and then treated accordingly. During potassium supplementation, blood potassium and magnesium concentrations should be monitored and water and other electrolyte metabolism disorders should be corrected.

2. Potassium supplement

Determined by blood potassium level. People with blood potassium levels between 3.5 and 4 mmol/L do not need additional potassium supplements. They just need to eat more foods rich in potassium, such as fresh vegetables, fruit juice and meat. When blood potassium is between 3.0 and 3.5 mmol/L, potassium should be supplemented according to the specific situation. Potassium supplements should be taken if the patient has had arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, heart failure being treated with digitalis, ischemic heart disease, or a history of myocardial infarction. Those who are generally in good condition may only be encouraged to eat foods rich in potassium or take oral potassium preparations. Those with blood potassium levels below 3.0mmol/L should take potassium supplements. Serum potassium and magnesium should be monitored during oral potassium preparations. If the blood magnesium level is lower than 0.5mmol/L, magnesium sulfate should be supplemented.

3. Daily conditioning

Pay attention to food hygiene, actively treat the primary disease, ensure the floor is clean and free of obstacles, ensure that the patient's clothes fit properly and do not get in the way, that the shoes are of the right size, and that the soles are non-slip.

4. Diet adjustment

Eat more foods rich in potassium, such as fresh vegetables, bananas, oranges and meat.

5. Correct water and other electrolyte metabolism disorders

Many of the causes of hypokalemia can simultaneously cause the loss of water and other electrolytes such as sodium and magnesium. Therefore, they should be checked promptly and must be actively treated once discovered.