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Hypokalemia after normal doses of nebulized albuterol (salbutamol)

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0735-6757(95)90086-1

1532-8171

Emmanuel Udezue, Leonius D'Souza, Milind Mahajan,

Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

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.