Electrolyte Imbalances: Hypokalemia: Assessment:

- Lower K+ levels, decreased or lower than 3.5 milliequivalent/Liter - Weakness - Numbness and tingling in the extremities - Muscle cramps - N&V, diarrhea, decreased or low bowel sounds, irregular pulse, weak pulse. - Orthostatic hypotension - Disorientation - Severe cases, paralytic ileus, abdominal distention, absent bowel sounds, acute abdomen