Medical use of К

  • Hypokalemia
  • Hormone therapy
  • Water loss
  • Excessive doses of diuretics
K deficiency in the body
  • Failure in heart contraction
  • Erosion
    of
    mucosae
  • Muscle weakness
  • heart attack
  • peptic ulcer
  • duodenal ulcer
  • cervical erosion
Treatment:
K containing medicine
(potassium chloride)
KCl
Preventive measures:
Which foods contain the most K?
According to research,
food stuffs which
are particularly rich in potassium include


fruit (citrus, bananas),
potatoes,
legumes (beans, corn, soybeans),
stone fruits (apricots, grapes),
grains (wheat, rice)
and sugar cane