Question 189 · LEK · Potassium balance
The possible causes of hypokalemia do not include:
- A. vomiting.
- B. acidosis.
- C. insulin administration.
- D. Conn’s syndrome.
- E. treatment with loop diuretics.
Hint
Think about how changes in blood pH shift potassium between cells and extracellular fluid.
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