POTASSIUM

Course overview

POTASSIUM IS AN ESSENTIAL MINERAL CONSTITUENT OF THE HUMAN BODY AND IS THE CHIEF CATION FOUND WITHIN THE INTRACELLULAR FLUID OF ALL CELLS. THE CHIEF INDICATION FOR POTASSIUM ADMINISTRATION IS POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY OR HYPOKALEMIA, A CONDITION IN WHICH SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL FALLS BELOW A CRITICAL RANGE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR POTASSIUM ADMINISTRATION AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN MANAGING HYPOKALEMIA AND OTHER DISORDERS WHEN APPLICABLE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE PRESCRIBING OR ADMINISTRATION OF POTASSIUM TO PATIENTS.