Open Access 01-12-2014 | Erratum
Erratum to: “Correction: Practical aspects in the management of hypokalemic periodic paralysis”
Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine | Issue 1/2014
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After the publication of this work [1], we noticed an error in Table 1. The dosage of potassium citrate monohydrate should be 1622 mg, not 540 mg as originally stated. The corrected table is included below.
Spoken Name
|
Chemical Formula
|
mg
|
mEq K + (or mM K+)
|
---|---|---|---|
Elemental potassium ion
|
K+
|
39.1
|
1
|
Potassium chloride (powder or tablets)
|
KCl
|
1500
|
20
|
Potassium bicarbonate (powder, tablets, or self-dissolving tablets)
|
KHCO3
|
650
|
6.5
|
Potassium citrate monohydrate
|
K3C6H5O7*H2O
|
1622
|
15 (i.e., 5 mEq of K3C6H5O7*H2O)
|
Potassium chloride 10% oral solution, 15 mL
|
KCl 10% oral solution
|
1500
|
20
|
Potassium chloride 20% oral solution, 15 mL
|
KCl 20% oral solution
|
3000
|
40
|
Potassium gluconate elixer, 15 mL
|
KC6H11O7
|
4680
|
20
|
Potassium gluconate tablets
|
KC6H11O7
|
500
|
2
|