Having levels of potassium that are too high or too low can be fatal. A new mathematical model sheds light on the often mysterious ways the body regulates this important electrolyte. Potassium, a ...

Having levels of potassium that are too high or too low can be fatal. A new mathematical model sheds light on the often mysterious ways the body regulates this important electrolyte. Potassium, a ...

Hyperkalemia is a serious, often life threatening complication of diabetes-related kidney disease. This is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances experienced by people with kidney disease, or ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that leads to the gradual loss of renal function, often resulting in a myriad of metabolic and electrolyte disturbances. Among these, disorders ...

Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disorder, especially among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes mellitus, or heart failure. 1–3 Hyperkalemia represents one of the most important ...

A panelist discusses how the FINEARTS-HF trial employed rigorous potassium-monitoring protocols and predefined hyperkalemia thresholds to evaluate finerenone's safety profile in patients with heart ...

Recommendations that patients with chronic kidney disease be placed on low-potassium diets are based on poor-quality evidence. Dietary potassium restriction appears prudent in normokalemic patients ...

Both hypokalemia and hyperkalemia within 72 hours of admission are associated with increased hospital length of stay, according to a new meta-analysis. 1 Hugh Logan Ellis, MBBChir, with King’s College ...

—Are you skeptical about recommending potassium-enriched salt substitutes for patients with certain conditions? Here’s what the authors of a recent review advise. Replacing regular dietary salt with ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 68, No. 12, Special Issue: The Changing Climate of Plant Membrane Biology (2017), pp. 3091-3105 (15 pages) Potassium (K) and phosphate (Pi) are both macronutrients ...