The Structures of Life in PDF Chapter 4: Structure-Based Drug Design: From the Computer to the Clinic In 1981, doctors recognized a strange new disease in the United States. The first handful of patients suffered from unusual cancers and pneumonias.
A recent randomized controlled trial found that vitamin K supplementation in conjunction to vitamin D supplementation reduced the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) significantly more so than supplementing with vitamin D alone.
Two types of arthritis medications may be associated with abnormal levels of potassium in the blood. Prednisone or other corticosteroids may occasionally lower the levels of potassium. This side effect is more likely to occur at higher doses. Moderate degrees of potassium depletion over time is often asymptomatic but patients may complain of muscle weakness.