Disorders of Potassium Balance Case 2
In the next bed lies a man with an obviously distended abdomen, and signs of end stage liver disease. One of the FY2 doctors tells you that the patients potassium is 2.3 mmol/L and asks for your advice. The rest of the history doesnt provide any other cause for a low potassium, and his renal function is normal.
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What is the mechanism of his hypokalaemia?
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State whether the following physical signs could be present and be linked to hypokalaemia?
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You may encounter asymptomatic patients with no clear cause for hypokalaemia. Select five further tests that would diagnose the cause.
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