Patients may have a shortage of potassium for several reasons; it is not very common, but it is possible for someone to have a shortage of potassium because of poor diet, and certain medications can actually trigger a potassium shortage in the body.
Potassium chloride can be given orally in less serious situations or by IV in more serious situtations of potassium shortage. Potassium chloride is measured in milliequivalents, but these units are not the same volume as the milliequivalents used to measure other drugs such as calcium gluconate or sodium bicarbonate. The standard concentration for IV dosage is 40 mEq dissolved in 1 L of diluent, although other concentrations may be used depending upon whether the IV is administered via a central vs.
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Home Guidance Administering. How should intravenous IV potassium chloride be administered in adults? Always use a separate bag of IV fluid and infusion line from those used for RL rehydration. Never add potassium to the bottle being used for rapid bolus infusions as the perfusion rate is far too fast. Be careful to dilute the potassium after it has been added to IV fluid by inverting the bag or paediatric burette several times to achieve full mixing. Respect the prescribed infusion rate.
Use a paediatric burette and infusion set in children. Frequently check that the infusion rate is not too rapid so as to avoid the risk of cardiac arrest.
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