Potassium Chloride is that salt most frequently employed when the action of Potassium ion is desired. It is the salt used in states of hypokalemia or hypochlormic alkalosis, which occurs as a result, or diarrhea, vomiting, treatment with diuretics particularly with thiazides, and as a consequence of adrenal steroid therapy. It is to use to elevate potassium blood levels, as antidote to digitalis intoxication and as diuretic. Potassium Chloride is particularly valuable in relieving symptoms of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, a disease characterized by muscular weakness. An increase in the daily intake of Potassium decreases the risk of stroke-associated mortality. It may be administered together with sodium chloride and/or glucose for the correction of severe hypokalemia occurring in association with sodium and fluid depletion.
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