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Summary of potassium homeostasis in pregnancy. The regulated processes of gut absorption, exchange between the small extracellular pool and large intracellular (tissue) pool of potassium, and exchange within the kidney (filtration/secretion/reabsorption) are shown in blue. Shown in black are adaptations of normal pregnancy, including an additional compartment (fetoplacental unit).
