Chloride is the body's major extracellular anion. It is regulated via the kidneys, gut and skin. In health over 99% of filtered chloride is reabsorbed in the distal tubule. With increasing interest in Stewart's approach to acid–base analysis, chloride has become more important in understandin...
Animal studies have repeatedly confirmed that enteric coated potassium chloride usually combined with thiazide diuretics is responsible for ulcerations of the small-bowel. The natural history of these obstructing lesions of the small-bowel is not fully understood or thoroughly documented. Review of the...
Potassium chloride is a mineral suppliment that is used to prevent or treat low levels of potassium caused by disease, certain medications, diarrhea or vomiting.
What is potassium chloride, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Potassium preparations are used for supplementing potassium in order to treat or preventlow potassiumlevels in the blood (hypokalemia). Potassium is a major mineral (electrolyte) that is important for the function of every c...
Potassium chloride occurs as odorless, colorless crystals or a white crystalline powder, with an unpleasant, saline taste. The crystal lattice is a face-centered cubic structure. Potassium chloride occurs naturally as the mineralsylvite (KCl) and as carnallite(KCl·MgCl2·6H2O); it is produced in...
Potassium depletion will occur whenever the rate of potassium loss through renal excretion and/or loss from the gastrointestinal tract exceeds the rate of potassium intake. Such depletion usually develops as a consequence of therapy with diuretics, primary or secondary hyperaldosteronism, diabetic ketoacido...
Edema is a life-threatening clinical problem in patients with congestive heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Loop diuretics are often prescribed as a first-line therapy, but the development of loop diuretic resistance can limit the efficacy of these drugs for managing ...
diureticsAn open randomized crossover study was carried out in 10 healthy volunteers to compare the diuretic effect of a single tablet combining 40 mg frusemide and a slow-release formulation of 600 mg potassium chloride with that of the two agents given in separate tablets. The results showed...
Potassium chloride, KCI, also known as potassium muriate and sylvite, is a colorless crystalline solid with a salty taste that melts at 776°C (1420 OF). It is soluble in water, but insoluble in alcohol. Potassium chloride is used in fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, photography, and as a salt...
Potassium metal reacts vigorously with all of the halogens to form the corresponding potassium halides, which are white, water-soluble salts with cubic crystal morphology. Potassium bromide (KBr), potassium iodide (KI) and potassium chloride (KCl) are used in photographic emulsion to make the cor...