In the next bed lies a man with an obviously distended abdomen, and signs of end stage liver disease. One of the FY2 doctors tells you that the patient’s potassium is 2.3 mmol/L and asks for your advice. The rest of the history doesn’t provide any other cause for a low potassium, and his renal function is normal.
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What is the mechanism of his hypokalaemia?
State whether the following physical signs could be present and be linked to hypokalaemia?
You may encounter asymptomatic patients with no clear cause for hypokalaemia. Select five further tests that would diagnose the cause.