What is the Lab Name for Potassium (K+) Lab Values?
Potassium
What is the Lab Abbreviation for Potassium?
K+
What is Potassium in terms of Nursing Labs?
Potassium (K+) is the most abundant intracellular cation and plays a vital role in the transmission of electrical impulses in cardiac and skeletal muscle. It plays a role in acid base equilibrium. In states of acidosis hydrogen with enter the cell as this happens it will force potassium out of the cell, a 0.1 decrease in pH will cause a 0.5 increase in K+.