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Medical Conditions - Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is decreased level of potassium in the blood. Potassium is essential for nerve and muscle cell functioning. Hypokalemia affects the heart muscles up to a greater extent. This leads to weakness, fatigue, muscle cramps, constipation, paralysis, respiratory failure, arrhythmia, premature heartbeats, etc. Bartter syndrome, Gitelman syndrome, Liddle syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, long-term use of laxatives, etc., are the cause of hypokalemia.

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