NAPLEX Practice Exam 2026 – Comprehensive Test Preparation

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Drugs that bind K+ in the gut are primarily used for what condition?

Hypokalemia

Hyperkalemia

Drugs that bind potassium (K+) in the gut are primarily used for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia is a condition characterized by higher than normal levels of potassium in the blood, which can be dangerous and lead to various cardiac and muscle complications. By binding to potassium in the gut, these drugs help prevent potassium absorption, thereby reducing the overall potassium levels in the body and managing hyperkalemia.

Option A, hypokalemia, is the opposite condition where there is a lower than normal level of potassium in the blood. Options C and D, acidosis and alkalosis, respectively, refer to changes in acid-base balance and are not directly related to the use of drugs that bind potassium in the gut.

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