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Coffee-induced Hypokalaemia
Taking an excess amount of caffeine (e.g. overdrinking caffeinated beverages) sometimes causes hypokalaemia. Although the detailed mechanism has not been clarified yet, an increased loss of potassium via the urine stream caused by the diuretic action of caffeine is proposed as one of the possibiliti...
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Libertas Academica
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769248 |