Half an hour later.
Zhao Heng stood by the bedside, holding the urgent blood test results, looking very serious.
Because Zhao Heng saw that on the blood test report, the patient's blood potassium was only 2.5 mmol/L.
It should be noted that as long as blood potassium is below 3.5 mmol/L, it is considered hypokalemia, and now this patient's level has dropped to 2.5 mmol/L, which is a very dangerous value.
Blood potassium is an essential ion for maintaining the excitability of the cardiovascular system and neuromuscular system. Only when blood potassium is within the normal range can the body function properly. Both low and high blood potassium levels are problematic; maintaining blood potassium is crucial.
Once blood potassium levels fall to a certain point, it immediately affects the nervous system and cardiovascular system, causing episodic paralysis and various emergency arrhythmias. In extreme cases, it can even lead to cardiac arrest.
