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How can you develop a potassium deficiency?
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Many ways: Vomiting. Diarrhea. Gastric lavage. Diuretics. Sodium bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) use. Adrenal adenoma. Adrenal hyperplasia. Steroid use. Low potassium diet. Cushings disease. Those are the biggies.
Answered 8/22/2016
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