Potassium
Sample: Serum 0.5 mL
Status: Accredited
Schedule: Daily
Units: mEq/L
Range: 3,5 - 5,5
Remarks: More than 98 per cent of the total body potassium (K ) is intracellular.Low potassium levels (Hypokalemia) are seen in alkalaemia, insulin therapy and in inherited periodic paralysis. Hyperkalemia may be caused by acuted and chronic renal failure.
