Yes. 1) alcoholics tend to be malnourished in the first place, and 2) alcohol acts as a diuretic in the body "flushing" out excess levels of potassium.
Yes
Potassium is a key electrolyte in muscle contraction. So if your potassium levels or low or high it can cause cramps. Sara, RN
No, it has the potential to cause HYPERkalemia, or high plasma potassium levels. There are other diuretics that cause low potassium, or hypokalemia, but spironolactone is not one of them.
No, ice chewing does not cause one to have low potassium. If you have low potassium, you need to talk with your doctor.
Yes, low potassium may cause muscle pain.
Thank you for the correction. See link and article information below. ------ Correction: I'm not sure, metabolically you have correctly answered this. I'm not a doctor or anything even remotely close but what I can tell you is that sodium and potassium do cause reactions but not as stated above. Low sodium levels cause High potassium and High sodium Levels cause Low potassium. If a person has be diagnosed with HIGH potassium then greater than 5.0 mg then they should go to their doctor. There are many things that can contribute to high potassium so I would verify this first. here are some articles to back my information: http://charles_w.tripod.com/blood.html http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/potassium-k-in-blood?page=2
Potassium Chloride- used to prevent or to treat low blood levels of potassium (hypokalemia). Potassium levels can be low as a result of a disease or from taking certain medicines, or after a prolonged illness with diarrhea or vomiting.
One use of potassium is that it can treat or prevent low blood levels of potassium.
is seen in chronic kidney disease, low thyroid, toxemia of pregnancy, and alcoholism. Patients with gout excrete less than half the uric acid in their blood as other persons.
Potassium and calcium
Tetanus (Clostrudium tetani toxin) gets its name from its ability to cause tetany. The most common cause is low serum calcium levels which can be caused by parathyroid hormone or vitamin D deficiency. Hyperventilating or other acid-base problems can shift the binding of calcium and cause effectively low levels and tetany. Low magnesium and excess potassium can also do it.
Large doses may cause potassium levels in the body to drop too low. Possibility of allergic reactions.