What Causes Low Potassium for PKD

2016-07-03 06:34

PKD means many kidney cysts grow and enlarge, which does harm to kidney or other part of body. In this case, symptoms or complications can be resulted in by the time. And abnormal potassium level is also one of symptoms of PKD. For low potassium in PKD, how is caused then?

For PKD patients, they can have a poor vision, muscle cramps, gastrointestinal tract paralysis, weakness in muscles, fatigue, vomiting, nauseas, irritability or depression, etc, which can make then at risk of getting low potassium level in blood.

Low potassium level, also called potassium deficiency or hypokalemia, is defined a potassium level below 3.5-5.0 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L). Kidney cysts can impair kidney, including the renal tubules getting acidosis, in this way, low potassium can be led to finally. In addition, due to some gastrointestinal tract problems caused by PKD, poor appetite can occur, which can lead to low potassium intake from diet.

From the above, we can know kidney function is the key to causing low potassium for PKD patients, Chinese medicine is a good option, which can recover kidney function and shrink kidney cyst very well for PKD patients, in this case, kidney damage can be repaired and prevented further, and kidney function will be increased. So, kidney can regulate potassium level in body very well.

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