CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
   -Muscle Twitching
   -Constipation

TREATMENT:

ORAL POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS

DIET CHANGES :
Trying to increase potassium intake through the diet, some of the following foods are high in potassium:

- Tuberculosis

- Kidney failure

- Hyperthyroidism

- Paget’s bone disease

- Hyperparathyroidism is the primary cause

- Cancer puts people at risk (Lung and Breast cancer can cause severe)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Frequent urination and thirst

- Bone pain

- Fatigue

- Headache

- Nausea and vomiting

- Forgetfulness

- Depression

- Memory loss

- Irritability

- Muscle aches

- Weakness,

- Cramping

TREATMENT: 
Less severe

- Drinking water

- Using a non- thiazide diuretic or BP med

- Don’t use calcium rich antacids

- Stop calcium supplements

Severe

- Surgical removal of the parathyroid if it is overactive

· Changes in urine concentration

· Dehydration

· Diarrhea

· Vomiting

· Poorly controlled diabetes

· Larger burn areas on the skin

· Kidney disease

· Diabetes insipidus

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
Confusion

· Excessive thirst

· Lethargy

· Low grade fever

· Flushed skin

· Restless

· Increased BP

· Edema

· Decreased urinary output

· Dry mouth

· Muscle twitching or spasms

· Seizures

· Coma

TREATMENT: 
All treatment is focused on correcting the imbalance of fluid and sodium in the body

· All treatment focused correcting imbalance of fluid & NA+

· Mild cases – increase fluid volume intake

· More severe cases – IV fluids and blood work to monitor sodium levels

Causes:

·         Dramatic changes in thirst 

·         Changes in urine concentration 

·         Dehydration 

·         Diarrhea 

·         Vomiting 

·         Poorly controlled diabetes 

·         Larger burn areas on the skin 

·         Kidney disease 

·         Diabetes insipidus 

Clinical Manifestations: 

·         Confusion 

·         Excessive thirst 

·         Lethargy 

·         Low grade fever 

·         Flushed skin 

·         Restless 

·         Increased BP 

·         Edema 

·         Decreased urinary output 

·         Dry mouth 

·         Muscle twitching or spasms 

·         Seizures 

·         Coma 

Treatment: 

· All treatment is focused on correcting the imbalance of fluid and sodium in the body 

· Mild cases – increase fluid volume intake 

· More severe cases – IV fluids and blood work to monitor sodium levels