Hypokalaemia occurring during insulin-induced hypoglycaemia.
Insulin-induced hypoglycaemia was used to test pituitary function in six patients with suspected pituitary deficiency. In each, a fall in serum potassium concentration of from 0-63 to 1-48 mEq/litre (mean fall 1-10 mEq/litre +/- 0-30 SEM) was observed during the two hour period following administration of 1-15 units of insulin per kilogram body weight. In several patients the resulting hypokalaemia was at a level which has been associated with cardiac complications.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002648:Child; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin