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Course: Evaluation of Hypokalemia

CME Credits: 1.00

Released: 0000-00-00

A 52-year-old woman presented to an outpatient clinic with palpitations and was found to have hypokalemia (). She was diagnosed with hypertension at age 40 years, at which time a thiazide diuretic was prescribed. However, at age 49 years, the patient was hospitalized for palpitations and found to have a serum potassium level of 2.6 mEq/L, and the diuretic was discontinued. At the current outpatient visit, her blood pressure was 159/94 mm Hg; other physical examination findings were unremarkable. She had no recent history of gastrointestinal symptoms and no longer used any antihypertensive medications.


Educational Objective
To understand how to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and apply them clinically.


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