Why do you get hypokalemia with acetazolamide 2024?
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Acetazolamide increases the excretion of bicarbonate and sodium, decreasing the extracellular fluid concentration of bicarbonate and causing mild metabolic acidosis. Increased excretion of potassium is most likely to occur and can result in hypokalemia. ... An increase in calcium excretion can cause nephrolithiasis.
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Acetazolamide increases the excretion of bicarbonate and sodium, decreasing the extracellular fluid concentration of bicarbonate and causing mild metabolic acidosis. Increased excretion of potassium is most likely to occur and can result in hypokalemia. ... An increase in calcium excretion can cause nephrolithiasis.