Infantile Diarrhea
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Replacement of potassium<br />
For mild hypokalemia: hypokalemia:<br />
200-300 200 300 mg/kg. day or<br />
3-4 mEq/kg,d mEq/kg,d<br />
(KCl ( KCl)<br />
severe hypokalemia: hypokalemia:<br />
300-450 300 450 mg/kg.day or 4-8 4<br />
mEq/Kg.d mEq/Kg.d<br />
Generally the concentration of potassium in the<br />
infusion is 27 mEq/L mEq/L<br />
(=KCl (= KCl 0.2%) and should not<br />
exceed 0.3%. For mild cases it may be given orally.
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