Clinical Manifestations of Hypopotassemia

Surawicz, Borys; Braun, H; Crum, William B.; Kemp, Robert L.; Wagner, Seymour; Bellet, Samuel

doi:10.1097/00000441-195706000-00001

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“…The situation was different with regard to potassium. The kidney lacks the ability to spare potassium in the absence of a low sodium diet (9), but this was not the case in our subjects; indeed, in most of them the potassium level dropped, although it remained within normal limits (Table 3). However, in Cases 12, 14 and 15 (bizarre serum sodium response) and in Case 11, the concentration of potassium dropped below the accepted normal limits.…”

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Serum Sodium Concentration in Elderly People: The Influence of High and Low Ingestion of Salt

Salomon

Goldstein

Friedman

et al. 1962

J American Geriatrics Society

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The remarkable efficiency with which electrolyte homeostasis is restored following a disturbance in electrolyte hemodynamics has been the subject of many important papers (1–6). Much less is known, however, about the ability of the aged person to maintain this homeostasis. Because sodium is the cornerstone of electrolyte balance and imbalance, we decided to investigate the manner in which elderly people cope with both scarcity and abundance of electrolytes in their diets. The roles of calcium and potassium in maintaining electrolyte balance are less well delineated than that of sodium, so calcium and potassium determinations were also included in this study.

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