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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Possible complications include <ref name="pmid25294212">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bach PT, Raaber N |title=[Rhabdomyolysis caused by thiazid-induced hypokalaemia] |language=Danish |journal=Ugeskr. Laeg. |volume=176 |issue=38 |pages= |date=September 2014 |pmid=25294212 |doi= |url=}}</ref>: | |||
* [[Paralysis]]: in severe cases. | |||
* [[Arrhythmia]] | |||
* [[Heart block]] and [[cardiac arrest]] | |||
* [[Rhabdomyolysis]] | |||
* [[hepatic encephalopathy]] in cirrhotic patients | |||
* Constipation | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
The prognosis depends on underlying condition that cause hypokalemia. [[potassium]] supplements may correct the problem. In severe cases, without proper treatment a severe drop in potassium levels can lead to serious heart rhythm problems that can be fatal. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Complications
Possible complications include [1]:
- Paralysis: in severe cases.
- Arrhythmia
- Heart block and cardiac arrest
- Rhabdomyolysis
- hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
- Constipation
Prognosis
The prognosis depends on underlying condition that cause hypokalemia. potassium supplements may correct the problem. In severe cases, without proper treatment a severe drop in potassium levels can lead to serious heart rhythm problems that can be fatal.