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KCL IV
Potassium Chloride
Description:
The chemical compound Potassium Chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt composed of Potassium and Chlorine.
The chemical compound Potassium Chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt composed of Potassium and Chlorine.
Indications:
- For the therapeutic use of patients with hypokalemia.
- For the prevention of hypokalemia in patients who would be at particular risk of hypokalemia.
- Electrolyte balance.
- Proper heart contraction and protein synthesis.
Mode of Action:
Potassium Chloride is a major cation of the intracellular fluid. It plays an active role in the conduction of nerve impulses in the heart, brain and skeletal muscle, contraction of cardiac skeletal and smooth muscles, maintenance of normal renal function, acid-base balance, carbohydrate metabolism and gastric secretion
Potassium Chloride is a major cation of the intracellular fluid. It plays an active role in the conduction of nerve impulses in the heart, brain and skeletal muscle, contraction of cardiac skeletal and smooth muscles, maintenance of normal renal function, acid-base balance, carbohydrate metabolism and gastric secretion
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