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.
1 Regulation of brain extracellular pH via secretion of acid into the extracellular space (aka potassium buffering). 2  Other regulatory functions of astrocytes include limiting the rise of both extracellular potassium (K+) and pH during neural activity.