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  2. Hyperkalemia - Wikipedia

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    Potassium is the most abundant intracellular cation and about 98% of the body's potassium is found inside cells, with the remainder in the extracellular fluid including the blood. Membrane potential is maintained principally by the concentration gradient and membrane permeability to potassium with some contribution from the Na+/K+ pump .

  3. Substances poisonous to dogs - Wikipedia

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    However, high amounts of persin can cause an upset stomach in dogs, and eating large amounts of persin over a longer period of time has been known to cause heart failure in dogs. [5] Large amounts of avocado flesh at once can cause vomiting and an upset stomach, and its high-fat content can cause pancreatitis in dogs. [6]

  4. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    From 1979 to 2000, data from the United States National Hospital Discharge Survey showed that the incidence of sepsis increased fourfold, to 240 cases per 100,000 population, with a higher incidence in men when compared to women. However, the global prevalence of sepsis has been estimated to be higher in women. [16]

  5. Alkali metal - Wikipedia

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    These compounds are over 200 times more electrically conductive than pure graphite, suggesting that the valence electron of the alkali metal is transferred to the graphite layers (e.g. M + C − 8). [65] Upon heating of KC 8, the elimination of potassium atoms results in the conversion in sequence to KC 24, KC 36, KC 48 and finally KC 60.

  6. Potassium alum - Wikipedia

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    Potassium alum, potash alum, or potassium aluminium sulfate is a chemical compound first mentioned under various Sanskrit names in Ayurvedic medicinal texts such as charak samhita, sushrut samhita, and ashtang hridaya; is chemically defined as the double sulfate of potassium and aluminium, with chemical formula KAl(SO 4) 2.

  7. Prolactin - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, guidelines for diagnosing prolactin deficiency (hypoprolactinemia) are defined as prolactin levels below 3 μg/L in women [72] [73] and 5 μg/L in men. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ] However, different assays and methods for measuring prolactin are employed by different laboratories and as such the serum reference range for prolactin is often ...

  8. List of video games notable for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    It boggles the mind that a $60 game in 2015 can be riddled with so many technical issues." [301] Giving Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 a 3 out of 10, GameSpot argued that "within THPS5 lies a basic skating game that's difficult to enjoy, because you have to jump over numerous hoops and ignore a plethora of obvious issues to find the smallest amount ...

  9. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    Women develop long-term complications of alcohol dependence more rapidly than do men, women also have a higher mortality rate from alcoholism than men. [47] Examples of long-term complications include brain, heart, and liver damage [48] and an increased risk of breast cancer. Additionally, heavy drinking over time has been found to have a ...