name the conditions that may cause a potassium deficit?
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If you are a low carb dieter, you most likely were advised to take potassium supplements. This could happen for one or both of these reasons: \n\n1)you are, or want to be in, ketosis (an acidic condition associated with excessiveamounts of ketones in the blood) and ketosis is shown to cause potassiumdeficit; and/or\n\n2) you are dehydrated and dehydration is know to be accompanied with potassium loss.\n\nThere are other factors that can influence your potassium need. You may be experiencing one of these:\n\nadaptation to ketosis, which can lead to potassium conservation by the body. Studies have shown that after five weeks on a very low-carb diet (20g carbs a day) with adequate water intake, potassium concentration in the blood was normal. \ndecrease in food intake (due to decreased appetite),which can return potassium concentration in the blood back to normal. Clinical observation is that potassium concentration increases proportional with theincrease of the energy deficit when calories burnt exceed calories eaten. \nThere is no RDA for Potassium. \n\nOver-the-counter potassium supplements usually contain 99 milligrams per tablet. The average American diet provides two to six grams of potassium per day, so you see how little you can get actually get with these supplements. If you doctor advised you on prescription-strength potassium formula, then by all means, follow his or her recommendation.\n\nIf you have plenty of these foods and plenty of water, you're potassium intake is probably fine:\n\nFish, especially salmon, cod, flounder and sardines \nMeats \nVegetables, particularly broccoli, tomatoes, potato skins, spinach, lettuce and parsley \nFruits (you can have lemons, half of a tart green apple, or a quarter of a grapefruit on a low-carb diet) \nWatch for These Signs of Potassium Deficit!\n\nThe most common symptom of potassium deficit is fatigue; initial symptoms of potassium deficiency include slow reaction, muscle weakness and dry skin.\n\nBe especially attentive to the signs of potassium deficit if you are diabetic, pregnant or suffer from alcoholism.
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its obvious that the patient has renal failure possibly chronic variety of which causes are  numerous but you are asking the cause of raised Potassium(K+) levels and that is simple because the kidney is no longer to get rid of the right amount of potassium from the blood that it used to hence you will find more K+ in blood than normal.
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my daughter who was 14 at the time also suffers similar symptoms. In addition to rashes, neck stiffness, and low blood pressure, at times her potassium level drops from normal to zero in the blink of an eye. Limbs become stiff then paralyzed and if not treated immediately, paralysis can reach the lungs and heart.  My daughter has an idiopathic disease called hypokalemia. It is difficult to diagnose since it can come and go before you can see a doctor. As with you, my daughter was originally thought to lose potassium through vomiting which was not the case.
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abnormal electrolytes, drugs(prescribed or illegal), heart conditions, lung conditions causing lack of oxygen which irritate the heart, dehydration, surgery, electrical impulses within the heart. There are so many causes really, but these are the ones I see alot.
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it can cause major muscle spasms... its not something you want to over dose on.  Check with your doctor before takeing potassium its a Rx medicine.
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Try eating a banana.  You need Potassium dear apple blossom.
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Remaining in the same seated or standing position for a long time.\nInjuring a nerve supplying the body part where you feel the sensation. \nLack of blood supply to the area. \nPressure on the spinal nerves\nAbnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body.\nVitamin B-12 deficiency.
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lack of food, water, or some nutrient is the most likely cause. she needs to go to the doctor to get checked out.
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Hyperkalemia can be asymptomatic, meaning that it causes no symptoms. Sometimes, patients with hyperkalemia report vague symptoms including nausea, fatigue, muscle weakness, or tingling sensations. More serious symptoms of hyperkalemia include slow heartbeat and weak pulse. Severe hyperkalemia can result in fatal cardiac standstill (heart stoppage). \n\nShe should have her doctor check her potassium level, not all diuretics cause you to lose a lot of potassium.  If her levels of potassium are low without a supplement, then her doctor can prescribe a dose based on her potassium level.  The dose is different for every one.\n\nIf she is worried she over-medicated and is having symptoms, she needs to call her doctor right now.
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Potassium chloride is in the class of drugs called potassium supplements which are used to treat low potassium conditions (hypokalemia) or prevent them from occurring. Potassium is the principal positive ion inside of the cells of the body and is used in nerve conduction, muscle contraction, and normal kidney function. A deficiency of potassium causes weakness, fatigue, heart rhythm problems, paralysis, and kidney dysfunction.\nCardiac arrest can occur with high potassium conditions, such as chronic renal failure, burns, acidosis,  dehydration, and potassium sparing diuretic usage. Potassium supplements should not be given to these patients.\nIt will interact with the normal ionic balance of the muscle depolorization stage and effectively stop the heart from being able to beat.
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causes:\nInadequate intake of water--typically in elderly or otherwise disabled patients who are unable to take in water as their thirst dictates \nii. Inappropriate excretion of water--often in the urine, which can be due to medications like diuretics or lithium or can be due to a medical condition called diabetes insipidus \niii. Intake of a hypertonic fluid (a fluid with a higher concentration of solutes than the remainder of the body). This is relatively uncommon, though can occur after a vigorous resuscitation where a patient receives a large volume of a concentrated sodium bicarbonate solution. \nso do the opposite to treat i guess...\nTreatment\nRapid correction should be avoided because of the brain's adaptive response to hypernatremia and the potential risk of cerebral edema. The current recommendation is to lower the serum sodium concentration by about 0.5 mEq/L per hour and to replace no more than half the water deficit in the first 24 hours. The following formula can be used to calculate the water deficit (total body water, in kilograms, is 60% of lean body mass in men and 50% in women): \n\nWater deficit = total body water (serum sodium concentration ÷ 140 - 1) \n\nIn patients with hypovolemic hypernatremia, normal saline solution is indicated initially to correct the intravascular volume deficit. When that is accomplished, more hypotonic fluids (eg, 50% normal saline) can be used. In patients with hypervolemic hypernatremia, removing the source of salt excess, administering diuretics, and replacing water are important to successful therapy. Patients with euvolemic hypernatremia usually require water replacement alone--either free water orally or an infusion of 5% dextrose in water.
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one possible cause could be Addison's disease or an adrenal crisis. This could be caused by adrenal failure due to a problem with the adrenal gland, which is a gland that sits on your kidneys. It makes a hormone called aldosterone and one called cortisol. The aldosterone keeps sodium in your body but it loses potassium, if there is not enough aldosterone you lose sodium and have too much potassium. If there is not enough cortisol then you can have low blood sugar in response to stress. A common cause is when someone is taking steroids for a long time and then stops taking them, this can cause the low glucose and high potassium. \n\nYou would expect the blood pressure to be low though if that was the case, but it might not be. \n\nThis is a pretty serious situation and you should go to the emergency room if you know someone with this combination. High potassium can be very dangerous as can low glucose.
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Tests for kidney function, water retention, circulation problems, are some of the things which come to mind. Check with a physician and cut back on salty foods.
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Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)\n\nHypovolemia (low fluid in the body)\n\nMini stroke ( transient ischemic attack)\n\nHeart problem ( arrythmia, pounding heart)\n\nThyroid problem ( hyperthyroidism)\n\nEar problem ( vestibulitis)\n\nVitamin deficiency and Anemia ( Iron defeciency)\n\nAny of these could cause dizziness, plz meet ur Dr.
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reasons can be\n1)lack of vitamin K\n2)lack of calcium ions
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Take to vet \nask about kidney failure or diabetes.
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High blood pressure at the top of the list. Perhaps high cholesterol, overweight. If you think there is a problem go to your doctor and he can refer you for a blood test.