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  1. Science Saturday: The new super power of hand-washing - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Soap is made from a reaction between a fat, and either sodium hydroxide (lye), or potassium hydroxide (caustic potash). When these substances combine, they ...

  2. Potassium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Potassium is needed to maintain good health. Although a balanced diet usually supplies all the potassium a person needs, potassium supplements may be needed ...

  3. Potassium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    For potassium bicarbonate and potassium chloride. For oral dosage form (granules for solution):. To prevent potassium loss or replace potassium lost by the body ...

  4. Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, And Magnesium Sulfate (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate combination is used to cleanse the colon (bowel) before a colonoscopy. This medicine is a laxative. It ...

  5. Iodine And Potassium Iodide (Strong Iodine) (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Strong iodine is used to treat overactive thyroid, iodine deficiency, and to protect the thyroid gland from the effects of radiation from radioactive forms of ...

  6. Potassium Iodide (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Descriptions. Potassium iodide is used to treat overactive thyroid and to protect the thyroid gland from the effects of radiation from inhaled or swallowed ...

  7. High potassium (hyperkalemia) - Mayo Clinic

    Potassium is a chemical that is critical to the function of nerve and muscle cells, including those in your heart. Your blood potassium level is normally 3.6 to ...

  8. Potassium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route) Side Effects - Mayo Clinic

    Confusion · irregular or slow heartbeat · numbness or tingling in hands, feet, or lips · shortness of breath or difficult breathing · unexplained anxiety · unusual ...

  9. Potassium Iodide (Oral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    For patients taking this medicine for radiation exposure : Take this medicine only when directed to do so by state or local public health authorities.

  10. Low potassium (hypokalemia) - Mayo Clinic

    Potassium helps carry electrical signals to cells in your body. It is critical to the proper functioning of nerve and muscles cells, particularly heart muscle ...