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hypokalemia and ng suctioning

jbrennan101 replied to pamski0069's topic in General Students

So, yes you would want to replete K+ via IV to someone with an NGT connected to suctioning. The hypokalemia results from both processes you mentioned. You lose some potassium chloride and a lot of hydrogen chloride via suctioning. Remember also, as t...