SOME EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM SALTS IN MAN
Authors: Norman M. Keith, Arnold E. Osterberg, Howard B. Burchell
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 May 1942SOME EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM SALTS IN MANNORMAN M. KEITH, M.D., ARNOLD E. OSTERBERG, PH.D., HOWARD B. BURCHELL, M.D.NORMAN M. KEITH, M.D., ARNOLD E. OSTERBERG, PH.D., HOWARD B. BURCHELL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-5-879 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the last few years both the physiologist and the clinician have discovered many new facts regarding the metabolism of potassium. Several factors have stimulated recent studies in this subject and among these have been the availability of accurate microchemical methods for the estimation of potassium in body fluids, the application of physiologic principles to the study of certain clinical syndromes, and a desire to establish more clearly the dividing line between the pharmacologic and toxic effects of potassium salts.The problem of toxicity has been confused in the past by conflicting results obtained in two types of studies. The...References1. BLAKE J: Observations on the physiological effects of various agents introduced into the circulation as indicated by the haemadynamometer, Edinburgh Med. Jr., 1839, li, 330-345. Google Scholar2. FELTZRITTER VE: De l'urémie expérimentale, 1881, Berger-Levrault et Cie, Paris. Google Scholar3. TALBOTTSCHWAB JHRS: Recent advances in the biochemistry and therapeusis of potassium salts, New England Jr. Med., 1940, ccxxii, 585-590. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. 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