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CONCEPT MAP WORKSHEET DESCRIBE DISEASE PROCESS AFFECTING PATIENT (INCLUDE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DISEASE PROCESS) Slight deviations in serum levels can produce profound clinical consequences. Deviations r esult from deficient intake of potassium, increased excretion of potassium, or a shift of potassium from extracellular to intracellular space. Potassium imbalance can lead to muscle weakness and flaccid paralysis because of an ionic imbalance in neuromuscular tissue excitability.