Kaliumprec

The Cypress Diagnostics kit Potassium Prec is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of potassium in non hemolytic serum or heparin plasma. The device is not automated. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.

2 - 8 °C

Potassium is the principal cation of the intra-cellular fluid. It is also an important constituent of the extra-cellular fluid due to its influence on muscle activity. Its intra-cellular function parallels that of its extra-cellular function, namely influencing acid-base balance and osmotic pressure, including water retention. Elevated potassium levels (hyperkalemia) are often associated with renal failure, dehydration shock or adrenal insufficiency. Decreased potassium levels (hypokalemia) are associated with malnutrition, negative nitrogen balance, gastrointestinal fluid losses and hyperactivity of the adrenal cortex.