Early management of hypokalaemia in severely malnourished children under five could help to reduce deaths in developing countries.
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin ShahidTahmina AlamLubaba ShahrinK M ShahunjaMonira SarminFarzana AfrozeMuhammad Waliur RahmanA S G FaruqueTahmeed AhmedMohammod Jobayer ChistiPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Identifying simple clinical signs, like diarrhoea and lower pulse rates, and laboratory parameters, such as hypocalcaemia and metabolic acidosis, may enable the early management of hypokalaemia in severely malnourished children under 5 years. This could reduce morbidity and mortality.
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