This currency started to be used in 2002 in the so-called Eurozone, the economic and monetary union of eighteen Europe countries, The Eurozone comprises Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. Â© Tax Credits.
The normal kidney balances the internal chemistry of the body. The kidneys not only remove certain chemicals, but also keep other substances and chemicals the body needs. Potassium is one of the substances the body needs for normal heart and muscle function.
This figure illustrates that an individual in potassium homeostasis needs to excrete as much potassium daily as is ingested to maintain NORMAL serum potassium levels. -In this example, 100 mEq/day of potassium are ingested. >90% of the ingested potassium is excreted by the kidneys. >Remaining 10% is excreted in the feces. -REMINDER: Vast MAJORITY of the potassium in the body is found in intracellular fluid. -Transcellular fluid is the portion of total body water contained WITHIN epithelial lined spaces.