Why hypokalemia in B12 Therapy

Why hypokalemia with anemia treatment

When you give vitamin B12 you are building DNA and so you are building new cells (RBCs and other blood cells) These "new" cells will take up the Potassium and internalize it intracellularly (Potassium is mainly intracellular) and therefore your extracellular Potassium will diminish as a result.

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Sabio said:

When you give vitamin B12 you are building DNA and so you are building new cells (RBCs and other blood cells) These "new" cells will take up the Potassium and internalize it intracellularly (Potassium is mainly intracellular) and therefore your extracellular Potassium will diminish as a result.

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Woee, that really makes sense

Patient with B12 deficiency usually die from very rapid correction of VitB 12 deficiency , which causes lots of new cell production which release in circulation and takes in K+ causes hypokalemia thus arrythmia ensue .......

FSUSTC said:

Patient with B12 deficiency usually die from very rapid correction of VitB 12 deficiency , which causes lots of new cell production which release in circulation and takes in K+ causes hypokalemia thus arrythmia ensue .......

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could you please refer me to some litreture which has mentioned this..