Potassium deficiency
Potassium deficiency is a human disease. It is characterized by a low potassium level. Potassium is a major component in the formation of living fluids, especially in the blood, and its decrease causes heartbeat disorders, dysfunction of the nervous system and other damage.
Potassium is found in seawater, in rocks and granite, and is taken from foods such as green leafy vegetables, red meat, oranges, legumes, garlic, apricots, gerophot, avocados, milk, tomatoes, potatoes, brown rice, soybeans , And bananas.
Potassium enters into the composition of plant and animal cells, and its usefulness to the body is that it works with sodium in the transfer of nerve commands from the central nervous system, and control the proportion of fluids in the body, and also maintains the health and health of the heart and pulse, and the characteristics of it is a magnetic parallel, and a speed of 2000 meters in Second, solid phase, alkaline metal, which is from the first group.
Symptoms of potassium deficiency
The lack of potassium in the human body causes both:
- Nausea, weakness in the body, and sleep for long hours.
- Ghabash vision.
- The speed of the heartbeat.
- Sensation of numbness, and general weakness in the muscle that causes paralysis.
- Low blood pressure, and also a malfunction of the central nervous system.
- Fatigue, fatigue, dizziness, constipation.
- Muscle constriction, tension.
Causes of potassium deficiency
Causes of hypoglycemia include urinary tract infections, increased excretion of kidneys, complications of diabetes, increased adrenal gland activity, diuretics, acute diarrhea, frequent and persistent vomiting, elevated aldosterone, and kidney disease , Inadequate intake of potassium, excessive sweating, glandular swelling, and the intake of certain drugs, such as: antifungal drugs, cancer drugs, low magnesium content in the blood, increased blood pH, dysfunction in some hormone functions such as cortisone and aldosterone, Azia heavily, eating alcohol.
Treatment of potassium deficiency
Potassium deficiency is treated by:
- Improved diet.
- Do not take medicines that cause potassium deficiency.
- Treatment of diarrhea.
- Eat foods rich in potassium.
- Take oral potassium tablets or take them as intravenous medication.
Hyper potassium
Hyperthyroidism is caused by: muscle spasm, fatigue, heart rate upset, severe hypotension, heart attack, and causes of hypercalcemia: high intake of potassium salt, kidney failure, and potassium leakage in the bloodstream after leakage from Cells and tissues, and some high blood pressure medications.