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What condition would cause you to lose magnesium and potassium through urine?

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Mg and K wasting: Urine losses of Mg and K are promoted by diuretics, exposure to cisplatinum and carboplatinum for chemotherapy, high glucose and glucose passage thru urine, and in a few genetic renal diseases, such as Gitelmans syndrome.

Answered 10/11/2014

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