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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS ON HYPOKALEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Dr. Rawaha Ahmad, Dr. Aiman Khalid, Dr. Abberah Ibrahim

Introduction: A higher incidence of hypokalemia was observed in women, in patients with hypertension, and in those on chronic diuretic treatment. Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to analyse the hypokalemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Material and methods: This descriptive analysis was conducted in District Head Quarter Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal during November 2018 to June 2019. The data was collected with the permission of ethical committee of hospital. The data was collected from 100 male and female patients with myocardial infarction. We determine the impact of plasma potassium concentration for patient survival following myocardial infarction. Results: The data was collected from 100 patients of MI. Mean age of male patients was found to be 64.12±12.34 and female patients was 46.21±10.24. There was statistically significant decrease in serum sodium and potassium levels in study group among both the ages compared to normal healthy control group. Serum sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium levels were significantly lower in the AMI patients and magnesium levels were slightly raised among cases than controls. Conclusion: It is concluded that reduction in sodium level was assessed only in patients with AMI as compared to healthy persons. Estimation of serum electrolyte is of utmost importance for diagnosis and prognosis of AMI.

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