FALSE statement about potassium balance is:: (A) Most of potassium is intracellular, (B) Three quaer of the total body potassium is found in skeletal muscle, (C) Intracellular potassium is released into extra-cellular space in response to severe injury, (D) Acidosis leads to movement of potassium from extracellular to intracellular fluid
Answer is D. Acidosis leads to movement of potassium from intracellular to extracellular fluid. Ref: Harrisons principles of internal medicine, 18th edition, chapter: 45.