Some of the known conditions that can cause excessive sweating are: Menopause - The hot flushes that accompany the menopausal transition can occur at night or day and cause sweating. This is a very common cause of night sweats in women around the time of menopause.
Physiology of Potassium Handling. Potassium (K+) is the most abundant cation in the body. About 90% of total body potassium is intracellular and 10% is in extracellular fluid, of which less than 1% is composed of plasma.
The outer region of the adrenal cortex secretes these. They regulate mineral metabolism and control the sodium and potassium ratio in the extracellular and intracellular fluids. Their secretion is stimulated by the decrease in the Na+ concentration in plasma or increase in the K+ concentration in the plasma.