Potassium - low; Low blood potassium
Prevention
Eating a diet rich in potassium can help prevent hypokalemia. Foods high in potassium include:
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Bran
- Carrots
- Dried figs
- Kiwi
- Lima beans
- Milk
- Molasses
- Oranges
- Peanut butter
- Peas and beans
- Seaweed
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Wheat germ
References
Mount DB, Zandi-Nejad K. Disorders of potassium balance. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 15.
Seifter JL. Potassium disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 118.
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Review Date: 05/29/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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