Q.7-A 23 year old lady comes to the E.R. and you are called to assess her for weakness.
She tells you that her brother had a similar problem 3 years ago. She is not on any
medications. Her lab results show that her potassium level is 2.7mEq/L. You send off her
urine for lab tests. The urinary potassium comes out to be 8 mEq/L.
The following are included in the D/D, True or false?
(a) Renal tubular acidosis
(b) Steroid excess
(c) Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
(d) GI- villous adenoma
(e) Inadequate intake