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 3 Electrolyte imbalances according to chronic diseases

Electrolyte Imbalance Malignancy (n=367) % CAD (n=130)% HT (n=301)% DM (n=203)% CRF (n=98) % CHF (n=80) % COPD (n=68) % CVD (n=36) % Na+ Hypernatremia 20 5 10 8 14 5 12 6 4 4 8 10 4 6 4 11 Hyponatremia 230 63 94 72 190 63 144 71 50 51 54 68 40 59 16 44 Normal 117 32 26 20 97 32 47 23 44 45 18 23 24 35 16 44 Mg++ Hypermagnesemia 4 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hypomagnesemia 28 8 10 8 10 3 8 4 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Normal 335 91 120 92 285 95 193 95 84 86 80 100 68 100 36 100 K+ Hyperkalemia 16 4 24 18 36 12 24 12 16 16 18 23 8 12 0 0 Hypokalemia 89 24 14 11 51 17 25 12 10 10 8 10 2 3 6 17 Normal 262 71 92 71 214 71 154 76 72 73 54 68 58 85 30 83 Ca++ Hypercalcemia 13 4 0 0 13 4 7 3 4 4 0 0 2 3 2 6 Hypocalcemia 238 65 52 40 140 47 98 48 46 47 42 53 36 53 20 56 Normal 116 32 78 60 148 49 98 48 48 49 38 48 30 44 14 39