HIGHLIGHTS AND IMPORTANCE OF INORGANIC ELECTROLYTES IN REPLACEMENT THERAPY

Keziah Pauline D., Savitha Shree N., Krishna Balaji M, Dhanalakshmi S., Jasmin Sajini R.*

Electrolytes are chemicals that dissociate into cations and anions when they dissolve in the body fluids. In terms of nutrition, these are essential minerals in our blood, sweat, and urine. They are divided into intracellular and extracellular. Intracellular electrolytes are present within the cell and extracellular electrolytes are present in the interstitial compartment. Elements are present in electrolytes for cations such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and hydrogen, as well as anions such as chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate, and sulphate. The role of electrolytes in the body for pH control, osmotic balance, blood coagulation, acid-base balance etc. Electrolytes are lost in the form of sweat so, we have to replace them by taking fluids that contain electrolytes. The most common electrolyte imbalance is seen in potassium and calcium. The electrolyte imbalance can be detected with the help of an electrolyte panel. These electrolytes play a major role in finding medical conditions and diagnosis. This review aims to highlight the importance of inorganic electrolytes and their other medical applications.