Sep 23, 2025 · A potassium deficiency is easy to miss, but recognizing it can help you avoid severe symptoms. Here, signs of a potassium deficiency to know.

Hypokalemia is a low level of potassium (K +) in the blood serum. [1] Mild low potassium does not typically cause symptoms. [3] Symptoms may include feeling tired, leg cramps, weakness, and …

Electrolyte imbalance, or water-electrolyte imbalance, is an abnormality in the concentration of electrolytes in the body. Electrolytes play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. …

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoKPP), also known as familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis (FHPP), [1] is a rare, autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscle weakness …

Vitamin K 1 -deficiency may occur by disturbed intestinal uptake (such as would occur in a bile duct obstruction), by therapeutic or accidental intake of a vitamin K 1 -antagonist such as …

Mineral deficiency is a lack of dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism's proper health. [1] The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals …

Aug 23, 2024 · While the daily value of potassium is 4700 milligrams, most Americans don't get that much. "We tend to eat diets lower in fruits and vegetables, which are the richest sources …

Apr 23, 2025 · Increasing the ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing salt intake alone, a new study suggests.