Alterations in Serum Potassium and Sodium in Acute Myocardial Infarction

1 February 1951

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Vol. 21 (2) , 146-148
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/21.2.146

Abstract

The serum content of K and Na was detd. in 10 patients with acute myocardial infarction. In all cases, during the acute phase of the illness the value of serum K was found to be elevated above normal and in most cases the serum Na was decreased. With recovery of the patients, the values returned to normal. These changes may be a result of the liberation of K from the area of the infarcted muscle. These detns. may be of value in differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction.

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REDISTRIBUTION OF POTASSIUM, SODIUM AND WATER IN BURNS AND TRAUMA, AND ITS RELATION TO THE PHENOMENA OF SHOCK
American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1947