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Adults should consume less than 5 g of salt and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day: WHO

Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day, according to new guidelines issued by the WHO. A person with either elevated sodium...

New data show that white potatoes increase intake of potassium

(Boston, MA) April 23, 2013 – Consumption of white potatoes is linked to increased intake of potassium, according to a new study released today at the Experimental Biology 2013 Annual Meeting. For e...

What Are the Maximum Oral Doses of K, Ca, Phos, and Mg?

How much calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, or potassium can be taken orally? Medscape Pharmacists

Rapid dephosphorylation of the renal sodium chloride cotransporter in response to oral potassium intake in mice

WHO Issues Sodium-, Potassium-Intake Guidelines

They are the first such recommendations from the World Health Organization for potassium and are an update for sodium. Heartwire

Potassium Disorders: Know the Tricks to Treat

Henry Black talks to Domenic Sica about potassium disorders, a very challenging diagnostic and treatment issue. Medscape Cardiology

Potassium-rich food 'a life saver'

Millions of lives could be saved every year if people ate more potassium-rich foods such as bananas and cut down on their salt intake, research suggests.

Researchers identify potassium channel as an autoantibody target in MS

For the first time, scientists in Germany's multiple sclerosis competence network have been able to identify an antibody that bonds with the potassium channel KIR4.1.

Effect of Polacrilin Potassium as Disintegrant on Bioavailability of Diclofenac Potassium in Tablets : a Technical Note.

Polacrilin potassium is an ion exchange resin used in oral pharmaceutical formulations as a tablet disintegrant. It is a weakly acidic cation exchange resin. Chemically, it is a partial potassium salt...

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: Potassium Binding Resins in Hyperkalemia.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) potassium binding resins increase colonic potassium excretion and are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hyperkalemia. In 2...

Acute Oral Potassium Overdose: The Role of Hemodialysis.

INTRODUCTION: Hyperkalemia is a common condition, particularly in the setting of renal dysfunction. Hyperkalemia due to intentional oral potassium overdose is not commonly reported. CASE REPORT: We pr...

Management of vascular lesions of the mouth and lips using a potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser: review of patient satisfaction.

We reviewed patient satisfaction with the management of oral vascular lesions using a potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser. Questionnaires consisting of 10 questions were given to 95 patients who h...

The Safety of Low-Potassium Dialysis.

Patients with kidney failure depend on dialysis to maintain neutral potassium balance. The amount of potassium removed during a hemodialysis treatment is inversely proportional to the potassium concen...