What Makes the Potassium Level Decrease?
What Makes the Potassium Level Decrease?
Cause |
Disorders |
Drugs or Other Circumstances |
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Increased loss from the digestive tract (most common) |
Diarrhea Vomiting |
Laxatives if used a long time |
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Increased excretion in urine |
Increased production of aldosterone due to a tumor in the adrenal glands A low level of magnesium (hypomagnesemia) |
Diuretics (commonly) Licorice (natural) if consumed in large amounts Tobacco chewing (certain types) |
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Increased movement from blood into cells |
An overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) |
Insulin Some drugs used to treat asthma: albuterol, terbutaline, and theophylline |