Potassium Teaching 144
Instructed that excess Potassium may cause extreme muscle weakness and insufficient Potassium may cause muscle cramps, especially of lower extremities. Instructed to notify MD should any of these symptoms occur.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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