Potassium deficiency
MONDO:0006919A condition due to decreased dietary intake of potassium, as in starvation or failure to administer in intravenous solutions, or to gastrointestinal loss in diarrhea, chronic laxative abuse, vomiting, gastric suction, or bowel diversion. Severe potassium deficiency may produce muscular weakness and lead to paralysis and respiratory failure. Muscular malfunction may result in hypoventilation, paralytic ileus, hypotension, muscle twitches, tetany, and rhabomyolysis. Nephropathy from potassium deficit impairs the concentrating mechanism, producing polyuria and decreased maximal urinary concentrating ability with secondary polydipsia. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)
12 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 1 tagged with Potassium deficiency itself.
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Can a High-Calorie drink help malnourished kids grow?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether daily high-calorie nutritional supplements can improve growth and development in 200 malnourished children aged 1 to 3 years. One group gets the supplements plus nutrition education, while the other gets only education and diet advice. Researchers will me…
Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Could a smaller dose of nutrients protect kids from malnutrition?
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study compares two types of nutrient supplements—small-quantity and medium-quantity—to see if the smaller one works just as well at preventing undernutrition in children aged 6 to 12 months. About 980 infants in Pakistan will receive one of the two supplements daily for 6 mo…
Sponsor: Aga Khan University • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could Plant-Based hospital drinks be as good as Milk-Based ones? a new study aims to find out
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis pilot study tests whether it's possible to run a larger trial comparing plant-based and animal-based oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in hospital patients at risk of malnutrition. Sixty patients from two Dutch hospitals will be randomly assigned to receive either a soy-bas…
Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC