Most abundant cation – Cardiology MCQ – Answer
|Most abundant cation – Cardiology MCQ – Answer
Most abundant cation in the human body – Correct answer: 4. Potassium
Potassium is mostly intracellular, about 98%, with an intracellular concentration of around 140 mEq/l. Extracellular component is only about 2% with serum concentration between 3.8 to 5.0 mEq/l [1].
Reference
- João Pedro Ferreira, Javed Butler, Patrick Rossignol, Bertram Pitt, Stefan D Anker, Mikhail Kosiborod, Lars H Lund, George L Bakris, Matthew R Weir, Faiez Zannad. Abnormalities of Potassium in Heart Failure: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jun 9;75(22):2836-2850.