| No. (%) |
---|---|
Total no. of serum K levels obtained | 460 |
Episodes of hyperkalemia (K ≥ 5.2 mEq/L) | 65 (14.1%) |
Episodes of hypokalemia (K ≤ 3.4 mEq/L) | 39 (8.5%) |
 Mild hypokalemia (K 3.0–3.4 mEq/L) | 33 (7.2%) |
 Severe hypokalemia (K ≤ 2.9 mEq/L) | 6 (1.3%) |
  K = 2.9 mEq/L | 5 (1.1%) |
  K = 2.7 mEq/L | 1 (0.2%) |