Wang Shui-you, Xu Ting-yun
Quzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China.
Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao. 2003 Aug;23(8):867, 869.
To investigate the incidence and clinical features of hypokalemia in children with acute episode of bronchial asthma.
The clinical records of 56 children with acute episode of bronchial asthma were reviewed and analyzed.
Altogether 21 children with the complication of hypokalemia were identified from the 56 patients, with the incidence of the complication of 37.5%. Multiple factors were involved in the occurrence of hypokalemia during the acute episode of asthma and its treatment. Due to the unspecific manifestations, hypokalemia was easy to escape detection.
Hypokalemia is highly likely in children with acute episodes of bronchial asthma, which poses potential danger for the patients. Potassium supplementation should be timely administered especially in children taking glucocorticosteroid and beta2 receptor agonist.
探讨支气管哮喘急性发作患儿低钾血症的发生率及临床特征。
回顾性分析56例支气管哮喘急性发作患儿的临床资料。
56例患儿中，共21例发生低钾血症并发症，并发症发生率为37.5%。哮喘急性发作及其治疗过程中低钾血症的发生涉及多种因素。由于表现不具特异性，低钾血症容易漏诊。
支气管哮喘急性发作患儿极易发生低钾血症，给患儿带来潜在危险。尤其对于使用糖皮质激素和β2受体激动剂的患儿，应及时补钾。
