Hypokalemia after normal doses of nebulized albuterol (salbutamol)
Received 26 June 1994; accepted 7 July 1994.
Abstract
The cases of two asthmatic patients who became hypokalemic after inhalation of normal doses of albuterol are presented. One patient was symptomatic and the other had only electrocardiographic changes. Both were treated successfully with oral potassium. Albuterol-induced hypokalemia and its potential cardiac toxicity are discussed briefly.
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From the Saudi Aramco-Abqaiq Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia
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