Medwave
(Jun 2023)
Recommendations for the management of hypokalemia in patients with cancer
Sandra Espinoza-Muñoz,
Ivonne Flores-Henriquez,
Ruben Soto-Munizaga
Affiliations
Sandra Espinoza-Muñoz
ORCiD
Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile
Ivonne Flores-Henriquez
ORCiD
Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile
Ruben Soto-Munizaga
ORCiD
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2023.05.2669
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23,
no. 05
pp.
e2669
– e2669
Abstract
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Hypokalemia is a common electrolyte disorder in cancer patients that may be associated with the primary disease or a complication of treatment. In this article, we provide a brief description of hypokalemia and its appropriate management in cancer patients.
Keywords
Published in Medwave
ISSN
0717-6384 (Online)
Publisher
Medwave Estudios Limitada
Country of publisher
Chile
LCC subjects
Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website
http://www.medwave.cl
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