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Low potassium levels in cancer patients
A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kalyani Perumalanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 30 years experience
Nephrologist: Potassium balance is tightly regulated by the kidneys, so any potassium disorder implies some derangement in potassium intake or output. Low potassium... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. David Krulakanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Potassium: Always is probably too strong a word, but it is advisable. If that cannot be helped, then a potassium supplement should usually be prescribed as well.
3.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. William Wilsonanswered
Family Medicine 48 years experience
Low potassium: Magnesium deficiency can cause low potassium, so I recommend taking a magnesium supplement containing 3 different forms of magnesium. You might also c... Read More
66 viewsAnswered Jun 26, 2020
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 52 years experience
Here are some...: Bisacodyl is bowel-stimulating laxative, which alone should be a good choice for bowel prep for colon procdures or constipation after failing to dieta... Read More
650 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 47 years experience
All ok: Any of them are ok but you should watch for potassium.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old male asked:

Dr. Kenneth Murdockanswered
Radiation Oncology 54 years experience
Hemolysis: Since a potassium of 14 is incompatible withlife, the sample was undoubtedly hemolyzed. The only other thing that could drive the potassium to that hi... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Safe: Coconut water is safe. It is likely that bananas will do the same good at lower cost.
806 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Quresh Khairullahanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 43 years experience
See below: A low potassium level has many causes, some are due to decreased intake, some due to increase loss from the skin, gut eg loose stools, urine eg alcoho... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tony Hoanswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
Not necessarily: These are not necessarily related, except for if you have what is called type 1 rta; in that case, innate kidney disease causes both low potassium (du... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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