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How should potassium be replaced in a patient with hypokalemia and a non-emergent IV access, and why is rapid infusion dangerous?

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IV potassium chloride should be infused no faster than 10 mEq/hour; rapid infusion can cause life-threatening arrhythmias and tissue injury

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