RENAL-POTASSIUM BALANCE

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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.

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


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