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Potassium salts and their milligram to milliequivalent (or millimole) relationships [2] |
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| Spoken name |
Chemical Formula |
mg |
mEq K+ (or mM K+) |
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| 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 |
540 |
15 (i.e 5 mEq of K3C6H5O7) |
| 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 |
Levitt Journal of Translational Medicine 2008 6:18 doi:10.1186/1479-5876-6-18 |
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