"Potassium Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition due to decreased dietary intake of potassium, as in starvation or failure to administer in intravenous solutions, or to gastrointestinal loss in diarrhea, chronic laxative abuse, vomiting, gastric suction, or bowel diversion. Severe potassium deficiency may produce muscular weakness and lead to paralysis and respiratory failure. Muscular malfunction may result in hypoventilation, paralytic ileus, hypotension, muscle twitches, tetany, and rhabomyolysis. Nephropathy from potassium deficit impairs the concentrating mechanism, producing POLYURIA and decreased maximal urinary concentrating ability with secondary POLYDIPSIA. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011191
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.617
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| Concept/Terms |
Potassium Deficiency- Potassium Deficiency
- Deficiencies, Potassium
- Deficiency, Potassium
- Potassium Deficiencies
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Potassium Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Sodium surfeit and potassium deficit: keys to the pathogenesis of hypertension. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2014 Mar; 8(3):203-13.
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The role of dairy in meeting the recommendations for shortfall nutrients in the American diet. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009 Feb; 28 Suppl 1:73S-81S.
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Sodium and potassium in the pathogenesis of hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2007 May 10; 356(19):1966-78.
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Incidence and consequences of total body potassium depletion in chronic hemodialysis patients. Front Biosci. 2003 May 01; 8:a126-32.
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Do potassium deficient diets and K+ removal by dialysis contribute to the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of patients with end stage renal disease? Int J Artif Organs. 1997 Mar; 20(3):134-5.
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Acute decreases in serum potassium augment blood pressure. Am J Kidney Dis. 1995 Aug; 26(2):321-6.
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Renal vascular induction of TGF-beta 2 and renin by potassium depletion. Kidney Int. 1993 Nov; 44(5):1006-13.
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Electrolyte composition changes of chronically K-depleted rats after K loading. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1987 Aug; 63(2):765-9.
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Captopril enhances aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity in potassium-depleted rats. Kidney Int. 1985 Aug; 28(2):118-27.