Abstract
Data from family physicians have shown a significant inverse correlation between daily temperatures and mean potassium concentrations. 1 Masters PW Lawson N Marenah CB Maile LJ High ambient temperature: a spurious cause of hypokalaemia. B M J. 1996; 312: 1653-1659 Crossref PubMed Scopus (26) Google Scholar High ambient temperatures were thought to stimulate cellular uptake of potassium. No such correlation was, however, apparent for hospital samples analysed during 8 months. We aimed to find out whether significant negative correlation between ambient temperatures and laboratory potassium concentrations for hospital patients could be shown by longer observation, taking into account distance to the laboratory.
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