Lack of Potassium as in 0 has been found, what are the consequences?

Answer 1

Potassium is critical to keeping your muscles (all of them, including your HEART!) functioning properly.

If you have a serious lack of potassium you need to do something about it ASAP. Your doctor is the only one who can reliably inform you about the risks and remedies for this.

Check out the following sites, though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na-K_pump
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0001/ai_2603000100

Answer 2

Zero is a bit of an exaggeration. That would be incompatible with life, and potassium would leach out of cells at death, so some would be found on autopsy. Most of the potassium in the body is within the cells, so even a mildly low serum potassium represents a substantial reduction in total body potassium and results in fatigue and weakness. Greater degrees of hypokalemia (low potassium) can result in paralysis and/or disturbances of heart rhythm.

Answer 3

potassium is one of the electrolytes essential to the smooth running of the human body: in fact just about all bodily function depend on it to some extent. It is also one of the most abundant minerale in the body constituting 70% of the positive ions inside cells.

Potassium is necessary to normal cell respiration. A deficiency can cause decreased levels of oxygen which will reduce the efficiency of cell function.

Adequate supplies of potassium are also required to regulate heartbeat facilitate normal muscle contraction regulate kidney function etc.

deficiency of potassium is called hypokalemia and manifests

Answer 4

Low potassium also means hi sodium.
Make sure to have your blood pressure checked and have your doctor help you figure out what is going on.

Good luck.

Answer 5

a zero potassium lab result means that someone screwed up in the lab (especially since most potassium linearities don't go to zero). its physically impossible, incompatible with life.

Answer 6

I had dangerously low potassium levels after back surgery, and they had to rush me back to the hospital to bring my levels back up to normal. I would suggest they do the same for you, or you will end up with very serious permanent problems.

Answer 7

If your potassium was zero, you would not have been able to type the question. At zero, you heart would not beating anymore.

Answer 8

I'm sure it isn't really zero or you wouldn't be here....

If you have blood pressure problems as well you need to have hospital attention.

High blood pressure could be hyperaldosteronism (Conn's Disease) or Cushings Disease or other even more rare things.

Low blood pressure and low K could be Addisons

Need to be checked asap. Don't delay.