RENAL-POTASSIUM BALANCE

SUMMARY

1. Aldosterone is the hormone that regulates potassium level.

2. K⁺ secretion occurs in the late distal tubule and cortical collecting duct via aldosterone-regulated Na⁺/K⁺ active transport.

3. Increase uptake into muscle and other tissues: insulin, aldosterone, catecholamines, growth hormones, alkalosis.



Image: Cassandra Uy, McMaster Pathiphysiology. [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019].

Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education