use
Nutritional supplements; Gelling agent; Salt substitute; Yeast food; Like salt, it can be used as flavoring agent for agricultural products, aquatic products, livestock products, fermented products, condiments, canned foods and convenience foods. It is also used to fortify potassium (for human electrolyte) to prepare athletes' drinks, etc. Can strengthen the gel action. Injection of potassium chloride solution can stop the heart beating. In China and the United States, potassium chloride, thiopental and pancuronium bromide are used together for injection of death penalty. This product is non-toxic and can be used as salt instead of sodium chloride. It is also called low-sodium salt or potassium fertilizer (50-60% in terms of potassium oxide) in agriculture. It has quick fertilizer effect and can be used as base fertilizer and topdressing fertilizer. However, it is not suitable for application in saline-alkali land or to chlorine-resistant crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar beets and tobacco. It is used as a raw material for manufacturing other potassium salts in industry. Medically used to prevent and treat potassium deficiency.
Medical clinical use
Potassium chloride is a commonly used electrolyte balance regulator in clinic, which has definite clinical curative effect and is widely used in various clinical departments. It can be used for the treatment and prevention of hypokalemia caused by various reasons (insufficient eating, vomiting, severe diarrhea, application of potassium-expelling diuretics or long-term application of glucocorticoid and adrenocorticotropic hormone, potassium-losing nephropathy, Bartter syndrome, etc.), and can also be used for the treatment of frequent, multi-source premature beats or rapid arrhythmia caused by cardiac and renal edema and cardiac glycoside poisoning such as digitalis.