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Low serum potassium among patients with COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand: Coincidence or clinically relevant?

dc.contributor.authorWorapong Nasomsongen_US
dc.contributor.authorChutchawan Ungthammakhunen_US
dc.contributor.authorDanabhand Phiboonbanakiten_US
dc.contributor.authorSuttiporn Prapasoen_US
dc.contributor.authorViravarn Luviraen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhitiwat Changpraduben_US
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherPhramongkutklao College of Medicineen_US
dc.contributor.otherVibhavadi Hospitalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-04T09:28:17Z
dc.date.available2022-08-04T09:28:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-01en_US
dc.description.abstractOur cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence and clinical relevance of hypokalaemia among confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted in three hospitals in Bangkok during the early outbreak in Thailand. Of 36 patients, nine were in the hypokalaemia group (25%) and 27 in the normokalaemia group (75%). All cases were asymptomatic, and 94.4% had mild hypokalaemia. Hypokalaemia was found significantly earlier in the course of COVID-19 without evidence of significant extrarenal potassium loss. Body temperature and mean serum sodium in the hypokalaemia group tended to be higher than the normokalaemia group. Hypokalaemia and potentially higher serum sodium among COVID-19 patients were the remarkable findings. This issue warrants for further investigation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTropical Doctor. Vol.51, No.2 (2021), 212-215en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0049475520978174en_US
dc.identifier.issn17581133en_US
dc.identifier.issn00494755en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85097796499en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78336
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleLow serum potassium among patients with COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand: Coincidence or clinically relevant?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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