General characteristics of patients with electrolyte imbalance admitted to emergency department

Arif Kadri Balcı, Ozlem Koksal, Ataman Kose, Erol Armagan, Fatma Ozdemir, Taylan Inal, Nuran Oner

Table 1 Distribution of electrolyte imbalance

Electrolytes Imbalance Number of patients % Na+ Hyponatremia 600 60 Hypernatremia 52 5 K+ Hypokalemia 152 15 Hyperkalemia 80 8 Ca++ Hypocalcemia 512 51 Hypercalcemia 38 4 Mg++ Hypomagnesemia 52 5 Hypermagnesemia 10 1