Regulation of muscle contractions including the heart: The nervous system to controls the muscle contractions. Nerve signals are generated when sodium enters the cells while potassium exit the cells. Both low andhigh potassiumlevels can affect nerve signals creating irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) t...
Incidence, determinants, and prognostic significance of hyperkalemia and worsening renal function in patients with heart failure receiving the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone or placebo in addition to optimal medical therapy: results from the Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalizat...
Potassium is a mineral that is found in many foods and is needed for several functions of your body, especially the beating of your heart.Potassium chloride is used to prevent or to treat low blood levels of potassium (hypokalemia).Potassium levels can be low as a result of a disease or ...
Ontogeny of flow-stimulated potassium secretion in rabbit cortical collecting duct: functional and molecular aspects. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003;285:F629–F639. PubMed CAS Google Scholar Good DW, Wright FS. Luminal influences on potassium secretion: sodium concentration and fluid flow rate. ...
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High NaCl intake alone had no significant effect on BP, and chronic high K+ diets did not significantly reduce BP. However, overall plasma K+ levels inversely correlated with BP. Interestingly, plasma Cl levels also inversely correlated with BP. KCl fed mice exhibited lower heart rate relative ...
This dependence of potassium transport on net fluid transport and the finding of low reflection coefficients of potassium (500) indicate direct coupling of potassium and fluid through the same transport pathway: a solvent drag mechanism. Second, diffusion of potassium from luminal to peritubular fluid...
You know what’s energy-packed and low-sodium? Pasta, potatoes, and rice in their natural forms. You want to know how to turn these heart-healthy staples into high-sodium foods? Put them in a box with a flavor packet. Some of these prepackaged staples carry more than half your daily ...
The increased potassium permeability caused by hyperkalemia decreases the rate of spontaneous diastolic depolarization, which slows heart rate, and, in the extreme case, can produce asystole. The repolarization abnormalities of hyperkalemia lead to the characteristic ECG findings of T-wave peaking, a ...
Following long-term treatment, potassium citrate at a dosage of 60 mEq/day raises urinary citrate by approximately 400 mg/day and increases urinary pH by approximately 0.7 units. In patients with severe renal tubular acidosis or chronic diarrheal syndrome where urinary citrate may be very low (...