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{{Hypokalemia}}
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Hypokalemia must be differentiated from other causes of diabetes insipidus.
== Overview ==
[[Potassium]] is one of the [[intracellular]] [[cation]]. Any derangement of potassium serum levels can disturb the transmembrane [[potential]] and renders excitable cells ([[nerve]] and [[muscle]]) [[Hyperpolarization (biology)|hyperpolariz]]<nowiki/>ed and less excitable. However, [[Cardiac|cardiac cells]] don't obey this rule and become hyperexcitable. [[Potassium]] regulation is essential to maintain a normal activity in cells. Any imparment in potassium serum levels will have severe consequences on several organs especially the [[heart]] and the [[nervous system]].
== Differentiating Causes of Hypokalemia ==
 
=== Differentiating the diseases that can cause hypokalemia is as following table: ===
<small><small>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Type of DI
|- style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;"
!Subclass
! colspan="2" rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Diseases
!Disease
! colspan="8" rowspan="1" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Clinical manifestations'''
!Defining signs and symptoms
! colspan="7" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Para−clinical findings
!Lab/Imaging findings
! colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Gold standard'''
! rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Additional findings
|-
! colspan="5" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Symptoms'''
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Physical examination
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Lab Findings
! colspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Imaging
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Fatigue
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Fever
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinary symptoms
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Blood Pressure
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Skin lesions
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Edema
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |ABG
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinalysis
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Transtubular potassium gradient
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urine Potassium:Creatinine
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Other
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Ultrasonography
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |CT scan
|-
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Polyuria
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Oliguria
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Nocturia
|-
! rowspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Renal]] and [[adrenal disorders]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Loop diuretics|Loop diuretic use]]<ref name="pmid8199766">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bourke E, Delaney V |title=Prevention of hypokalemia caused by diuretics |journal=Heart Dis Stroke |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=63–7 |date=1994 |pmid=8199766 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
! +/−
!−
! +
!−
! +/−
!↓
!−
! +
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]]
! rowspan="7" |> 7
! rowspan="7" |>20mEq/g
!↑'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!−
!−
!History of medication use
!−
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Primary hyperaldosteronism]]<ref name="pmid28101185">{{cite journal| author=Wu C, Xin J, Xin M, Zou H, Jing L, Zhu C et al.| title=Hypokalemic myopathy in primary aldosteronism: A case report. | journal=Exp Ther Med | year= 2016 | volume= 12 | issue= 6 | pages= 4064-4066 | pmid=28101185 | doi=10.3892/etm.2016.3864 | pmc=5228118 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28101185  }}</ref>
! +
!−
! +
!−
! +
!↑
![[Facial flushing]]
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↓'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!↓'''[[Plasma renin activity|PRA]]''', ↑'''[[Aldosterone|PAC]], ↓[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!Unilateral [[adrenal hyperplasia]]
!Hypodense unilateral [[Adrenal Mass|adrenal macroadenoma]] (>1 cm) 
!'''[[Aldosterone|PAC]]:[[Plasma renin activity|PRA]] ratio'''
![[Mood disturbances|Mood disturbance]], [[Paresthesias|paresthesia]], [[muscle cramps]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Cushing syndrome]]<ref name="pmid12381548">{{cite journal |vauthors=Torpy DJ, Mullen N, Ilias I, Nieman LK |title=Association of hypertension and hypokalemia with Cushing's syndrome caused by ectopic ACTH secretion: a series of 58 cases |journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. |volume=970 |issue= |pages=134–44 |date=September 2002 |pmid=12381548 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
! +
! +/−
! +/−
!−
!−
!↑
![[Plethora|Facial plethora]], [[Striae|purple striae]]
! +
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
![[Glucosuria]]
!↑[[Blood sugar|BS]]
!Unilateral [[adrenal hyperplasia]]
!−
!'''Urinary free [[cortisol]] (24−hour)'''
!Dorsicocervical [[fat pad]], [[obesity]], [[hirsutism]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Hemodialysis]]<ref name="pmid23946760">{{cite journal| author=Choi HY, Ha SK| title=Potassium balances in maintenance hemodialysis. | journal=Electrolyte Blood Press | year= 2013 | volume= 11 | issue= 1 | pages= 9-16 | pmid=23946760 | doi=10.5049/EBP.2013.11.1.9 | pmc=3741441 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23946760  }}</ref>
! +/−
! +/−
! +/−
!−
!−
!Normal
![[Pustular rash|Pustular lesions]]
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!Normal
!↓'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!−
!−
!History
![[Carpal tunnel syndrome]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Bartter syndrome]]<ref name="pmid12920401">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hebert SC |title=Bartter syndrome |journal=Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens. |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=527–32 |date=September 2003 |pmid=12920401 |doi=10.1097/01.mnh.0000088732.87142.43 |url=}}</ref>
! +
!−
! +
!−
! +/−
!Normal or ↓
!−
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↑[[Ca|Ca<sup>+2</sup>]], ↑[[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]]
!−
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Mental retardation]], [[sensorineural hearing loss]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Gitelman syndrome]]<ref name="pmid18667063">{{cite journal| author=Knoers NV, Levtchenko EN| title=Gitelman syndrome. | journal=Orphanet J Rare Dis | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue=  | pages= 22 | pmid=18667063 | doi=10.1186/1750-1172-3-22 | pmc=2518128 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18667063  }}</ref>
! +
!−
! +
!−
! +
!Normal
!−
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↓[[Ca|Ca<sup>+2</sup>]], ↑[[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]]
!−
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Growth retardation]], [[tetany]], [[muscle cramp]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Liddle syndrome]]<ref name="pmid29534496">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tetti M, Monticone S, Burrello J, Matarazzo P, Veglio F, Pasini B, Jeunemaitre X, Mulatero P |title=Liddle Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Description of a New Case |journal=Int J Mol Sci |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages= |date=March 2018 |pmid=29534496 |pmc=5877673 |doi=10.3390/ijms19030812 |url=}}</ref>
!−
!
! +/−
!
!−
!↑
!−
! +/−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↓'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!↓'''[[Plasma renin activity|PRA]]''', ↓'''[[Aldosterone|PAC]]'''
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Pseudohyperaldosteronism]]
|-
! rowspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Gastrointestinal disorders]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Gastrointestinal bleeding|GI bleeding]]<ref name="pmid22901631">{{cite journal| author=Asmar A, Mohandas R, Wingo CS| title=A physiologic-based approach to the treatment of a patient with hypokalemia. | journal=Am J Kidney Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 60 | issue= 3 | pages= 492-7 | pmid=22901631 | doi=10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.01.031 | pmc=4776048 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22901631  }}</ref>
! +
!−
!−
! +
!−
!↓
!−
!−
!Normal
!Normal
! rowspan="16" |< 3
! rowspan="16" |< 20 mEq/g
![[Anemia]]
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Orthostatic hypotension]], [[bradycardia]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Vomiting]]<ref name="pmid22169581">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cheungpasitporn W, Suksaranjit P, Chanprasert S |title=Pathophysiology of vomiting-induced hypokalemia and diagnostic approach |journal=Am J Emerg Med |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=384 |date=February 2012 |pmid=22169581 |doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2011.10.005 |url=}}</ref>
! +
!−
!−
! +
!−
!↓
!−
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
![[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]] <20 mEq/L
!−
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
!Dry [[mucous membranes]], [[lethargy]]
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |Severe [[diarrhea]]<ref name="pmid28580600">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bazerbachi F, Haffar S, Szarka LA, Wang Z, Prokop LJ, Murad MH, Camilleri M |title=Secretory diarrhea and hypokalemia associated with colonic pseudo-obstruction: A case study and systematic analysis of the literature |journal=Neurogastroenterol. Motil. |volume=29 |issue=11 |pages= |date=November 2017 |pmid=28580600 |doi=10.1111/nmo.13120 |url=}}</ref>
! +
!−
!−
! +
!−
!↓
!−
!−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
![[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]]<20 mEq/L
!−
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
!Dry [[mucous membranes]], [[lethargy]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Central
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Villous adenoma]]<ref name="pmid24199207">{{cite journal| author=Sanchez Garcia S, Villarejo Campos P, Manzanares Campillo Mdel C, Gil Rendo A, Muñoz Atienza V, García Santos EP et al.| title=Hypersecretory villous adenoma as the primary cause of an intestinal intussusception and McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome. | journal=Can J Gastroenterol | year= 2013 | volume= 27 | issue= 11 | pages= 621-2 | pmid=24199207 | doi= | pmc=3816940 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24199207 }}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |Acquired
! +
|[[Histiocytosis]]
!−
|
!−
* Bone lysis and [[Bone fracture|fracture]]
! +
* Purulent [[otitis media]]
!−
* [[Diabetes insipidus]] and delayed puberty
!↓
* [[Maxillary]], [[mandibular]], and [[gingival]] disease
!−
* [[Rash]] and [[Erythematous|maculoerythematous]] skin lesions
!−
* Scaly, [[erythematous]] scalp patches
!Normal
* [[Lung]] involvement
![[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]] and [[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]] <20 mEq/L
* [[GI bleeding]]
![[Anemia]]
* [[Lymphadenopathy|Lymph node enlargement]]<ref name="pmid1340034">{{cite journal| author=Ghosh KN, Bhattacharya A| title=Gonotrophic nature of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the laboratory. | journal=Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo | year= 1992 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 181-2 | pmid=1340034 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1340034 }} </ref>
!−
|
!−
* CD1a and CD45 +
![[Colonoscopy]]
* Interleukin-17 (ILITA)
![[Hematochezia]]
[[Image:Langerhans Skull X ray.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Skull x-ray of a patient with Langerhan's histiocytosis showing lytic lesions - Case courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 9459]]
|-
|-
|[[Craniopharyngioma]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[VIPoma]]<ref name="pmid3035922">{{cite journal |vauthors=Krejs GJ |title=VIPoma syndrome |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=82 |issue=5B |pages=37–48 |date=May 1987 |pmid=3035922 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|
! +
* [[Headache]]
! +/−
* [[Endocrine disorders|Endocrine dysfunction]]
!−
** [[Diabetes insipidus]]
! +
** [[Hypothyroidism]]  
!−
** [[Adrenal failure]]
!↓
** [[Diabetes insipidus]] (e.g., excessive fluid intake and urination)
![[Facial flushing]], [[skin rash]]
** Growth failure and [[delayed puberty]]
! +
|
!Normal
* [[Suprasellar]] calcified cyst on [[MRI]]
![[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]]<20 mEq/L
[[Image:Craniopharyngioma-papillary-1.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Brain MRI showing suprasellar mass consistent with the diagnosis of craniopharyngioma - Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 16812]]
!'''[[Osmolarity|Stool osmolar gap]] '''<50 mOsm/kg
!'''[[Endoscopic ultrasound]] for''' [[VIPoma|VIPomas]] of 2−3 mm
![[Pancreatic]] [[VIPoma|VIPomas]] >3 cm
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Weight loss]]
|-
|-
|[[Sarcoidosis]]
! rowspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Neuropsychiatric|Neuropsychiatric disorders]]
|
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Polydipsia|Primary polydipsia]]<ref name="pmid25688318">{{cite journal| author=Gill M, McCauley M| title=Psychogenic polydipsia: the result, or cause of, deteriorating psychotic symptoms? A case report of the consequences of water intoxication. | journal=Case Rep Psychiatry | year= 2015 | volume= 2015 | issue=  | pages= 846459 | pmid=25688318 | doi=10.1155/2015/846459 | pmc=4320790 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25688318  }}</ref>
* Systemic complaints
!−
** [[Fever]]
!−
** [[Anorexia]]
! +
** [[Arthralgias]]
!−
* Pulmonary complaints
! +
** [[Dyspnea on exertion]]
!Normal
** [[Cough]]
!−
** Chest pain,
! +/−
** [[Hemoptysis]] (rare)
!Normal
* [[Diabetes mellitus]]
!↓[[Osmolarity|Urine osmolarity]]
|
!↓'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
* [[Hypercalcemia]]  
!−
* [[Hypercalciuria]] ([[Granulomas|noncaseating granulomas]])
!−
* Elevated [[alkaline phosphatase]]
!'''Water restriction test'''
* [[Serum amyloid A]] (SAA)
![[Psychosis]]
* [[Angiotensin-converting enzyme|ACE]] levels may be elevated
[[Image:Neurosarcoidosis.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Contrast-enhanced patches in a patient previously diagnosed with lung sarcoidosis - Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 10930]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Congenital
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Central diabetes insipidus]]<ref name="pmid24707338">{{cite journal| author=Nguyen FN, Kar JK, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Zakaria A| title=A case of hypokalemic paralysis in a patient with neurogenic diabetes insipidus. | journal=Neurohospitalist | year= 2014 | volume= 4 | issue= 2 | pages= 90-3 | pmid=24707338 | doi=10.1177/1941874413495702 | pmc=3975788 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24707338  }}</ref>
|[[Hydrocephalus]]
! +
|
!−
* Cognitive deterioration
! +
* [[Headaches]]
!−
* [[Neck pain]]
! +
* [[Blurred vision]]
!Normal or ↓
* [[Unsteady gait]]
!−
* [[Incontinence]] such as [[polyuria]]
!−
|Dilated [[ventricles]] on [[Computed tomography|CT]] and [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]
!Normal
[[Image:Obstructive-hydrocephalus.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Obstructive hydrocephalus showing dilated lateral ventricles - Case courtesy of Dr Paul Simkin, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 30453]]
!↓[[Osmolarity|Urine osmolarity]]
!↑'''[[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]'''
!−
!−
!'''Water restriction test'''
![[Encephalopathy|Ischemic encephalopathy]]
|-
|-
|[[Wolfram syndrome|Wolfram Syndrome]] (DIDMOAD)
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Bulimia nervosa]]<ref name="pmid15213788">{{cite journal| author=Rushing JM, Jones LE, Carney CP| title=Bulimia Nervosa: A Primary Care Review. | journal=Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 5 | pages= 217-224 | pmid=15213788 | doi= | pmc=419300 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15213788  }}</ref>
|
!−
* [[Diabetes insipidus|Diabetes Insipidus]]
!−
* [[Diabetes mellitus|Diabetes Mellitus]]
!−
* [[Optic atrophy|Optic Atrophy]]
! +/−
* [[Deafness]]
!−
|
!Normal or ↓
* Negative [[islet cell]] antibodies
![[Asteatotic Dermatitis|Asteatotic '''skin''']] '''[[Carotenodermia|C]]'''[[Carotenodermia|arotenodermia]]
* [[Optic atrophy]] on [[electroretinogram]]
!−
* [[Deafness]] on [[audiogram]]
!Normal
* [[Atrophy]] of brain stem on [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↓[[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]]
!−
!−
!−
![[Psychological analysis|Psychological interview]]
[[Parotid gland]] enlargement, [[lanugo]]−like hair
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus|Nephrogenic]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Anorexia nervosa]]<ref name="pmid21670105">{{cite journal| author=Liang CC, Yeh HC| title=Hypokalemic nephropathy in anorexia nervosa. | journal=CMAJ | year= 2011 | volume= 183 | issue= 11 | pages= E761 | pmid=21670105 | doi=10.1503/cmaj.101790 | pmc=3153553 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21670105  }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" |[[Acquired disorder|Acquired]]
! +
|Drug-induced ([[demeclocycline]], [[lithium]])
!−
|
!−
* [[Polyuria]]
! +/−
* [[Polydipsia]]
!−
* [[Nocturia]]
!↓
|
![[Xerosis]], [[Telogen effluvium|hair effluvium]]
* [[Urine osmolality]] <100 mmol/
!−
* [[Arginine vasopressin]] level >4.6 pmol/
!Normal
* Little or no response to administration of  exogenous [[arginine vasopressin]]
!↑[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]], ↓[[Chloride|Cl<sup>-</sup>]]
!−
!−
!−
![[Psychological analysis|Psychological interview]]
![[Orthostatic hypotension]], [[bradycardia]]
|-
|-
|[[Hypercalcemia]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Hypokalemic periodic paralysis]]<ref name="urlHypokalemic periodic paralysis | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program">{{cite web |url=https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6729/hypokalemic-periodic-paralysis |title=Hypokalemic periodic paralysis &#124; Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|
! +
* [[Polyuria]]
!−
* [[Polydipsia]]
!−
* [[Gastrointestinal]] disturbances
!−
* [[Bone fracture|Pathological fractures]]
! +/−
* [[Confusion]]
!Normal or ↓
* [[Palpitations]] and [[cardiac arrhythmias]]
!−
|
! +/−
* Ca levels greater than 11 meq/L
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
![[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]]<20 mEq/L
![[Thyrotoxicosis]], ↓[[Magnesium|Mg<sup>+</sup>]], ↓PO<sub>4</sub><sup>-3</sup>
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Paralysis|Paralytic episodes]], [[arrhythmias]]
|-
|-
|[[Hypokalemia]]
! rowspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Systemic diseases]]
|
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Hypothermia]]<ref name="pmid9795553">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zydlewski AW, Hasbargen JA |title=Hypothermia-induced hypokalemia |journal=Mil Med |volume=163 |issue=10 |pages=719–21 |date=October 1998 |pmid=9795553 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* [[Polyuria]]
!−
* [[Hyporeflexia]]
!−
* [[Palpitations]] and [[cardiac arrhythmias]]
!−
|
! +/−
* K levels less than 3meq/L on CBC
!−
!Normal
![[Frostbite]]
!−
!Normal
!Normal
!−
!−
!−
!Clinical findings
![[Loss of consciousness|Impaired mental state]]
|-
|-
|[[Multiple myeloma]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Alcoholism]]<ref name="pmid12189007">{{cite journal |vauthors=Elisaf M, Liberopoulos E, Bairaktari E, Siamopoulos K |title=Hypokalaemia in alcoholic patients |journal=Drug Alcohol Rev |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=73–6 |date=March 2002 |pmid=12189007 |doi=10.1080/09595230220119282 |url=}}</ref>
|
! +
* Pathologic [[bone fractures]]
! +/−
* [[Bleeding]]
! +
* [[Hypercalcemia]] leading to [[polyuria]]
!−
* [[Infection]]
! +
* [[Hyperviscosity]]
!Normal or ↓
* [[Anemia]]
![[Icterus]], [[caput medusae]]
|
! +
* [[IgG]] or [[IgA]] spike on [[serum protein electrophoresis]]
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
* [[Monoclonal antibody|Monoclonal M spike]]
![[Ketonuria]]
* Disordered [[plasma cell]] proliferation on [[bone marrow biopsy]]
![[Anemia]]
[[Image:Multiple-myeloma-skeletal-survey.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Skeletal survey in a patient with multiple myeloma showing multiple lytic lesions - Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 7682]]
!−
!−
!Clinical findings
![[Digital clubbing]], [[gynecomastia]]
|-
|-
|[[Sickle-cell disease|Sickle cell disease]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]<ref name="pmid25430801">{{cite journal| author=Davis SM, Maddux AB, Alonso GT, Okada CR, Mourani PM, Maahs DM| title=Profound hypokalemia associated with severe diabetic ketoacidosis. | journal=Pediatr Diabetes | year= 2016 | volume= 17 | issue= 1 | pages= 61-5 | pmid=25430801 | doi=10.1111/pedi.12246 | pmc=4896141 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25430801  }}</ref>
|
! +
* [[Chronic pain]]
! +/−
* [[Anemia]]
! +
* [[Aplastic crisis]]
!−
* Splenic sequestration
! +
* [[Infection]]
!↓
* [[Isosthenuria]] presenting with [[polyuria]]
![[Xerosis]]
|
!−
* [[Hemoglobin]] level is 5-9 g/dL
![[Metabolic acidosis]]
* [[Hematocrit]] is decreased to 17-29%
![[Ketonuria]]
* [[Peripheral blood smear|Peripheral blood smears]] demonstrate [[Target cell|target cells]], elongated cells, and characteristic sickle erythrocytes
!↑Serum [[ketone]], ↑ [[blood glucose]]
* MRI can demonstrate [[avascular necrosis]] of the [[femoral]] and [[humeral]] heads
!−
[[Image:Sickle cells.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Blood film showing the sickle cells - By Dr Graham Beards - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18421017]]
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
!Dry [[mucous membranes]], [[shock]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Primary polydipsia
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Hypomagnesemia]]<ref name="pmid17804670">{{cite journal |vauthors=Huang CL, Kuo E |title=Mechanism of hypokalemia in magnesium deficiency |journal=J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |volume=18 |issue=10 |pages=2649–52 |date=October 2007 |pmid=17804670 |doi=10.1681/ASN.2007070792 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Psychogenic]]
! +
|
!−
* [[Polyuria]]
!−
* [[Polydipsia]]
! +/−
* [[Nocturia]]
!−
|
!Normal
* Dry mucus membrane
!−
* History of [[psychiatric disorders]]
! +/−
![[Metabolic alkalosis]]
!−
!↓[[Calcium|Ca<sup>+2</sup>]]
!−
!−
![[Bartter syndrome laboratory findings|Laboratory findings]]
![[Trousseau's sign|Trousseau]] and [[Chvostek's Sign|Chvostek signs]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |Gestational diabetes insipidus
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Burns]]<ref name="pmid27183443">{{cite journal| author=Nielson CB, Duethman NC, Howard JM, Moncure M, Wood JG| title=Burns: Pathophysiology of Systemic Complications and Current Management. | journal=J Burn Care Res | year= 2017 | volume= 38 | issue= 1 | pages= e469-e481 | pmid=27183443 | doi=10.1097/BCR.0000000000000355 | pmc=5214064 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27183443  }}</ref>
|
! +/−
* [[Polyuria]]  
!−
* [[Polydipsia]]
!−
* [[Nocturia]]
! +
* [[Pregnancy]]
!−
|
!↓
* Dry mucus membranes
![[Vesicle]] and bullae, [[erythema]]
* [[Pregnancy]]
! +
!Normal
!−
![[Acute phase reactant]]
!−
!−
!Clinical findings
![[Dehydration]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |[[Diabetes mellitus]]
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |[[Cystic fibrosis]]<ref name="pmid9048354">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bates CM, Baum M, Quigley R |title=Cystic fibrosis presenting with hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis in a previously healthy adolescent |journal=J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=352–5 |date=February 1997 |pmid=9048354 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|
! +/−
* [[Polyuria]]  
! +/−
* [[Polydipsia]]
!−
* [[Nocturia]]
! +/−
* [[Weight gain (patient information)|Weight gain]]
!−
|
!↓
* Elevated blood sugar levels >126
![[Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms|Early aquagenic '''skin''' wrinkling]]
* Elevated [[HbA1c]] > 6.5
! +/−
!Normal
!−
!−
! -
![[Pulmonary]] infiltration
!'''[[Sweat chloride test]]'''
![[Pancreatic insufficiency]]
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 22:47, 14 February 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

Potassium is one of the intracellular cation. Any derangement of potassium serum levels can disturb the transmembrane potential and renders excitable cells (nerve and muscle) hyperpolarized and less excitable. However, cardiac cells don't obey this rule and become hyperexcitable. Potassium regulation is essential to maintain a normal activity in cells. Any imparment in potassium serum levels will have severe consequences on several organs especially the heart and the nervous system.

Differentiating Causes of Hypokalemia

Differentiating the diseases that can cause hypokalemia is as following table:

Diseases Clinical manifestations Para−clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Symptoms Physical examination
Lab Findings Imaging
Fatigue Fever Urinary symptoms Blood Pressure Skin lesions Edema ABG Urinalysis Transtubular potassium gradient Urine Potassium:Creatinine Other Ultrasonography CT scan
Polyuria Oliguria Nocturia
Renal and adrenal disorders Loop diuretic use[1] +/− + +/− + Metabolic alkalosis K+ > 7 >20mEq/g Na+ History of medication use
Primary hyperaldosteronism[2] + + + Facial flushing Metabolic alkalosis K+, ↓Na+ PRA, ↑PAC, ↓Na+ Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia Hypodense unilateral adrenal macroadenoma (>1 cm)  PAC:PRA ratio Mood disturbance, paresthesia, muscle cramps
Cushing syndrome[3] + +/− +/− Facial plethora, purple striae + Metabolic alkalosis Glucosuria BS Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia Urinary free cortisol (24−hour) Dorsicocervical fat pad, obesity, hirsutism
Hemodialysis[4] +/− +/− +/− Normal Pustular lesions Metabolic alkalosis Normal Na+ History Carpal tunnel syndrome
Bartter syndrome[5] + + +/− Normal or ↓ Metabolic alkalosis K+, ↑Ca+2, ↑Cl- Laboratory findings Mental retardation, sensorineural hearing loss
Gitelman syndrome[6] + + + Normal Metabolic alkalosis K+, ↓Ca+2, ↑Cl- Laboratory findings Growth retardation, tetany, muscle cramp
Liddle syndrome[7] +/− +/− Metabolic alkalosis K+, ↓Na+ PRA, ↓PAC Laboratory findings Pseudohyperaldosteronism
Gastrointestinal disorders GI bleeding[8] + + Normal Normal < 3 < 20 mEq/g Anemia Laboratory findings Orthostatic hypotension, bradycardia
Vomiting[9] + + Metabolic alkalosis Cl- <20 mEq/L Laboratory findings Dry mucous membranes, lethargy
Severe diarrhea[10] + + Metabolic alkalosis K+<20 mEq/L Laboratory findings Dry mucous membranes, lethargy
Villous adenoma[11] + + Normal K+ and Cl- <20 mEq/L Anemia Colonoscopy Hematochezia
VIPoma[12] + +/− + Facial flushing, skin rash + Normal K+<20 mEq/L Stool osmolar gap <50 mOsm/kg Endoscopic ultrasound for VIPomas of 2−3 mm Pancreatic VIPomas >3 cm Laboratory findings Weight loss
Neuropsychiatric disorders Primary polydipsia[13] + + Normal +/− Normal Urine osmolarity Na+ Water restriction test Psychosis
Central diabetes insipidus[14] + + + Normal or ↓ Normal Urine osmolarity Na+ Water restriction test Ischemic encephalopathy
Bulimia nervosa[15] +/− Normal or ↓ Asteatotic skin Carotenodermia Normal K+, ↓Cl- Psychological interview  Parotid gland enlargement, lanugo−like hair
Anorexia nervosa[16] + +/− Xerosis, hair effluvium Normal K+, ↓Cl- Psychological interview Orthostatic hypotension, bradycardia
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis[17] + +/− Normal or ↓ +/− Metabolic alkalosis K+<20 mEq/L Thyrotoxicosis, ↓Mg+, ↓PO4-3 Laboratory findings Paralytic episodes, arrhythmias
Systemic diseases Hypothermia[18] +/− Normal Frostbite Normal Normal Clinical findings Impaired mental state
Alcoholism[19] + +/− + + Normal or ↓ Icterus, caput medusae + Metabolic alkalosis Ketonuria Anemia Clinical findings Digital clubbing, gynecomastia
Diabetic ketoacidosis[20] + +/− + + Xerosis Metabolic acidosis Ketonuria ↑Serum ketone, ↑ blood glucose Laboratory findings Dry mucous membranes, shock
Hypomagnesemia[21] + +/− Normal +/− Metabolic alkalosis Ca+2 Laboratory findings Trousseau and Chvostek signs
Burns[22] +/− + Vesicle and bullae, erythema + Normal Acute phase reactant Clinical findings Dehydration
Cystic fibrosis[23] +/− +/− +/− Early aquagenic skin wrinkling +/− Normal - Pulmonary infiltration Sweat chloride test Pancreatic insufficiency

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