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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

'''Hypokalaemia''' occurs most commonly in cats secondary to [[Chronic Renal Failure|chronic renal failure]] and is the most common electrolyte abnormality seen in small animal practice.  [[Potassium]] is important for '''nervous''' and '''muscle conduction''', especially in cardiac muscle. It also has '''metabolic functions'''.  The classic clinical sign is '''ventroflexion of the neck''', with the cat unable to raise its head properly. It is also reported in calves following dehydration and diarrhoea. The consequence is cardiac arrest following ventricular dissociation.

'''Hypokalaemia''' occurs most commonly in cats secondary to [[Chronic Renal Failure|chronic renal failure]] and is the most common electrolyte abnormality seen in small animal practice.  [[Potassium]] is important for '''nervous''' and '''muscle conduction''', especially in cardiac muscle. It also has '''metabolic functions'''.  The classic clinical sign is '''ventroflexion of the neck''', with the cat unable to raise its head properly. It is also reported in calves following dehydration and diarrhoea. The consequence is cardiac arrest following ventricular dissociation.

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[[Category:Vascular Fluid]]

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