Audit: QRS - Potassium for Health & Longevity

Audit conducted on 24/09/2026 07:36 using AI4L / Opus 5.5

Iterations

Summary

Items	Count
Total	94
Passed	88
Failed	0
N/A	6
Pass Rate	100.00%

• Total = Passed + Failed + N/A
• Pass Rate = Passed / (Passed + Failed) × 100
• N/A items are excluded from the pass rate calculation

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1. General Rules

#	Description	Result	Comments
1.1	Every claim, magnitude, label, recommendation, and statement in the QRS is literally supported by content in the source ER.	🟢	Spot-checked every span against ER lines 154-404; all content traceable
1.2	Where the ER uses cautious phrasing (“not formally studied”, “None documented in human trials to date”, “theoretical concern”, “data are limited”), the QRS uses the same phrasing.	🟢
1.3	The QRS never strengthens an ER claim (e.g., “not formally studied” → “not required”) or softens one (e.g., “do not use during pregnancy” → “use with caution during pregnancy”).	🟢
1.4	The QRS does not relabel an ER fact under a different decision category. A “Benefit-Modifying Factor” from ER section is not surfaced as a “Caution”; a “Risk-Modifying Factor” is not surfaced as a “Side Effect”; etc.	🟢	Contraindications from ER populations list (lines 305-314) and anticholinergic contraindication (line 294); interactions from ER lines 291-303
1.5	PubMed IDs, study citations, expert names, clinical trial identifiers (NCT*), and brand names appear in the QRS only if they appear in the source ER for the same fact.	🟢	Brand names NoSalt, LoSalt, Morton Lite Salt appear in ER line 298 for the same fact
1.6	The QRS does not introduce new attributions.	🟢

2. Focus, Tone & Audience

#	Description	Result	Comments
2.1	The QRS follows the tone of the ER, which is determined by the ER’s own language, phrasing, and framing.	🟢
2.2	The tone of the QRS is simultaneously expert, accessible, objective, and data-driven, but also empowering and encouraging	🟢
2.3	The QRS reads as a trusted, knowledgeable guide rather than a prescriptive doctor	🟢
2.4	The QRS avoids language that implies medical or clinical advice	🟢
2.5	The QRS “presents information” instead of “providing guidance”, “recommending”, or “advising”	🟢
2.6	The QRS never addresses “the reader” directly — it presents evidence, not guidance	🟢
2.7	The QRS is written in plain language, avoiding unnecessary medical jargon	🟢
2.8	Information is presented in a concise and very compact manner	🟢
2.9	It DOES NOT address the reader directly	🟢
2.10	The target audience is health- and longevity-oriented adults who are risk-aware, proactive, and actively seeking to optimize health or apply the intervention under review.	🟢
2.11	The target audience is willing to employ lifestyle and behavioral changes as well as follow protocols that may be inconvenient, costly, or require effort.	🟢
2.12	The document is NOT written for the general population, who are unwilling to employ lifestyle and behavioral changes or follow protocols that may be inconvenient, costly, or require effort.	🟢
2.13	Framing, takeaways, and risk/benefit weighting throughout the document reflect this audience, including where an intervention’s signal for the average person differs from its signal for this audience.	🟢
2.14	The document’s own voice frames usage in longevity terms, not “anti-aging” (e.g., “anti-aging clinics”, “anti-aging community”, “anti-aging medicine”). Proper names that contain “anti-aging” (e.g., “American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine”) are quoted verbatim.	🟢
2.15	The document’s own voice uses formal clinical and scientific terminology, not colloquial or consumer-grade language (e.g., “oral medication” not “pill(s)”; “oral” / “administered orally” not “taken by mouth” / “given by mouth”; “injection” not “shot”; “adverse event” not “bad reaction”). This holds on EVERY surface, including the QRS lede — the stricter plain-language bar (see 2.7) does not license lay phrasing for route of administration. Direct quotes from sources are exempt.	🟢

3. Template Integrity

#	Description	Result	Comments
3.1	The following labels and headings on the QRS are fixed and not modified: Card and section headings: “Protocol”, “Time to effect”, “Benefits”, “Risk & Side Effects”, “Monitoring”, “Qualitative Assessment”; Gate headings: “Contraindications”, “Key Interactions”; Tier labels: “High”, “Medium”, “Low”, “Speculative”; Table column headers in Monitoring: “Marker”, “Target”, “Why”	🟢	All fixed labels identical to template
3.2	All <span data-qrs-var="NAME">...</span> from the [qrs_template] are present in the the QRS.	🟢	All 38 template variable names present; marker_# and qualitative_item_# expanded to 8 and 5 rows
3.3	Spans that are not addressed in a checklist item are left unchanged	🟢	Diff against template shows only variable spans and metadata changed

4. Formatting

#	Description	Result	Comments
4.1	When the source ER section is empty, the QRS uses the ER’s own empty-state phrasing verbatim. Typical phrasings are “None documented in human trials to date” and “Not formally studied”	🟢	Empty ER Medium risk tier handled by hidden span per 13.5; no other empty sections
4.2	Where the ER presents a bulleted item as “Label: content”, the QRS uses the ER’s bold label verbatim as the cell or row label.	🟢	Protocol and interaction labels match ER bold labels; ACE/ARB label adds only acronym expansion
4.3	Labels are not paraphrased, abbreviated, or invented.	🟢
4.4	The QRS DOES NOT use emoji indicators (no 🟩, 🟥, 🟨, etc.). Color and emphasis are conveyed through CSS and bold labels.	🟢
4.5	The QRS is designed to render on one A4 page. Any section that has more content in the ER than fits the per-section budget is condensed by the LLM, not extended onto a second page.	🟢

5. Metadata

#	Description	Result	Comments
5.1	The metadata is placed inside a single HTML comment that is the first element after “<!doctype html>” and before any other comment, head, or body content.	🟢
5.2	Inside that HTML comment the YAML block is delimited by a line “—” opening and a line “—” closing. Text before the opening “—” is permitted but is not parsed as YAML.	🟢
5.3	The metadata is not visible in any rendered view of the QRS and is not surfaced by any other element on the sheet.	🟢
5.4	All frontmatter values are trimmed: no leading or trailing whitespace, no surrounding quotes unless the value contains a colon, bracket, or leading special character that requires YAML quoting.	🟢	duration quoted because value contains a colon
5.5	The filename of the source ER is stated as “er_filename: [er_filename]”	🟢
5.6	Version of the QRS.md file used to create the document is stated as “qrs_prompt_version: [Version of QRS.md]”	🟢	26.9.23 matches QRS.md version
5.7	Creation date and time of the document is stated as “qrs_creation_date: [YYYY-MMDD-HHMM]” (e.g., 2026-0501-1430)	🟢
5.8	The nickname of the AI used to create the document is stated as “qrs_creator_ai_nickname: [qrs_creator_ai_nickname]”	🟢
5.9	The nickname of the AI is just a single word model name without version, etc. (e.g., Opus, Sonnet, Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT)	🟢
5.10	The full name of the AI used to create the document is stated as “qrs_creator_ai_fullname: [qrs_creator_ai_fullname]”	🟢
5.11	The full name of the AI consists of the [qrs_creator_ai_nickname] and the model version number and no additional qualifier (e.g., Opus 4.6, Sonnet 3.2, Grok 4.5, Gemini 3.1, ChatGPT 5.4)	🟢
5.12	The filename of the document is stated as “qrs_filename: [filename of this document]”	🟢
5.13	All frontmatter values are trimmed: no leading or trailing whitespace, no surrounding quotes unless the value contains a colon, bracket, or leading special character that requires YAML quoting.	🟢

6. Page Title & Header

#	Description	Result	Comments
6.1	[page_title] is set to the [canonical_topic] of the ER frontmatter followed by “ - Quick Reference Sheet” (e.g., “Intervention - Quick Reference Sheet”). The [canonical_topic] is HTML-entity-encoded as needed (e.g., & for &)	🟢
6.2	[header_topic] is set to the [canonical_topic] of the ER frontmatter, with HTML entities encoded as needed (e.g., & for &)	🟢
6.3	[header_subline_date] is set to [qrs_creation_date reformatted as MM/DD/YYYY]	🟢	2026-0924-0720 -> 09/24/2026
6.4	[header_subline_model] is set to [qrs_creator_ai_fullname]	🟢
6.5	No additional header content appears: no badge, version stamp, AKA / alternate names line, source-AI attribution, audit date, or QRS variant marker.	🟢

7. At-A-Glance Section

#	Description	Result	Comments
7.1	[at_a_glance] opens by saying what the intervention is — its kind (e.g., dietary supplement, prescription medication, peptide, plant, procedure, practice) — and what it is used for, in plain language, before any verdict on the evidence	🟢
7.2	[at_a_glance] is dense, execution-oriented summary of the ER Conclusion section	🟢
7.3	[at_a_glance] is no longer than 70 words	🟢	70 words (script count)
7.4	Every fact in [at_a_glance] is supported by a distinct passage in the ER.	🟢
7.5	It DOES NOT use acronyms or technical classifications that require specialist knowledge, uses plain-language terms instead	🟢
7.6	It DOES NOT cite specific trials (names, years, sample sizes, p-values)	🟢
7.7	It DOES NOT cite effect sizes, relative risks, or statistical results	🟢

8. Contraindications

#	Description	Result	Comments
8.1	The section is derived from the ER Key Interactions & Contraindications section	🟢
8.2	[stop_items] represent the Contraindications from the ER	🟢	8 ER populations plus the anticholinergic ‘Contraindicated’ interaction
8.3	Individual [stop_items] are formatted as <li></li>	🟢
8.4	Items are as concise as possible. No trailing explanations, no elaborations, no mechanistic rationale, no attributions, no citations, no study details. No content after an em-dash, en-dash, or hyphen-dash (e.g., “— dose reduction required”, “— reduced efficacy”) — these trailing clauses are stripped. Just the key fact.	🟢
8.5	Parenthetical qualifiers from the ER bullet — time windows, severity classes, threshold values, clinical staging — ARE preserved as part of the item, kept as concise as possible (shortened or trimmed where needed to fit the one-page budget, but never dropped entirely).	🟢
8.6	When the ER uses ranking notation inside parens (e.g., “>” for severity ordering) that depends on an explanatory phrase to interpret, normalize the items to a plain comma-separated list rather than carrying through the bare symbol.	🟢
8.7	The section is left empty ONLY IF the ER’s Key Interactions & Contraindications section identifies no population, condition, or scenario for which the intervention should be avoided, deferred, or used only under specialist supervision.	🟢
8.8	If the section is left empty, an HTML comment inside the [stop_items] span records the ER basis for the absence, naming or quoting the ER text relied on. E.g. <!-- empty: ER names no population that should avoid the intervention -->	N/A	Section is populated with 9 items; condition not met

9. Key Interactions

#	Description	Result	Comments
9.1	The section is derived from the ER Key Interactions & Contraindications section	🟢
9.2	[caution_items] represent the Key Interactions from the ER, excluding any that are already listed as Contraindications	🟢	MRAs/potassium-sparing diuretics and anticholinergics excluded (already in Contraindications)
9.3	Individual [caution_items] are formatted as <li></li>	🟢
9.4	Items are as concise as possible. No trailing explanations, no elaborations, no mechanistic rationale, no attributions, no citations, no study details. No content after an em-dash, en-dash, or hyphen-dash (e.g., “— dose reduction required”, “— reduced efficacy”) — these trailing clauses are stripped. Just the key fact.	🟢
9.5	Parenthetical qualifiers from the ER bullet — example drug lists, time windows, severity classes, threshold values, clinical staging — ARE preserved as part of the item, kept as concise as possible (shortened or trimmed where needed to fit the one-page budget, but never dropped entirely).	🟢
9.6	When the ER uses ranking notation inside parens (e.g., “>” for severity ordering) that depends on an explanatory phrase to interpret, normalize the items to a plain comma-separated list rather than carrying through the bare symbol.	🟢
9.7	The section is left empty ONLY IF the ER’s Key Interactions & Contraindications section identifies no interaction, additive effect, or exposure that changes how the intervention is used.	🟢
9.8	If the section is left empty, an HTML comment inside the [caution_items] span records the ER basis for the absence, naming or quoting the ER text relied on. E.g. <!-- empty: ER names no interaction that changes how the intervention is used -->	N/A	Section is populated with 11 items; condition not met

10. Protocol

#	Description	Result	Comments
10.1	The section is derived from the ER Protocol section	🟢
10.2	The three sets of [action] items cover the three most important actionable implementation aspects from the ER Protocol section	🟢	Food-first, salt-substitute and supplement approaches
10.3	If less that three distinct actionable implementation aspects are mentioned in the ER the unused sets are left empty and made invisible, not filled with placeholder text or empty-state phrasing.	N/A	ER Therapeutic Protocol names three or more distinct approaches; all three action sets used
10.4	All used [action_#label], [action#value], [action#_sub] items are filled with meaningful content derived from the ER Protocol section.	🟢

11. Time to Effect

#	Description	Result	Comments
11.1	The three sets of [time] items cover the three most important time-to-effect aspects from the ER	🟢	Stroke/cardiovascular events, blood pressure, kidney stones; Low-tier bone density excluded
11.2	The sets are picked and ordered by the magnitude of the related benefit	🟢	Hard cardiovascular outcomes first, then blood pressure, then stone prevention (all High tier)
11.3	If less that three distinct time-to-effect aspects are mentioned in the ER the unused sets are left empty and made invisible, not filled with placeholder text or empty-state phrasing.	N/A	ER Practical Considerations names four time-to-effect aspects; all three time sets used
11.4	All used [time_#label], [time#value], [time#_sub] items are filled with meaningful content derived from the ER.	🟢
11.5	If the ER does not provide any information on time to effect, the section is removed completely from the Protocol Panel	N/A	ER provides time-to-effect information

12. Benefits

#	Description	Result	Comments
12.1	The section is derived from the ER Expected Benefits section	🟢
12.2	Key variables are [benefits_high], [benefits_medium], [benefits_low], [benefits_speculative]	🟢
12.3	Items are as concise as possible. No explanations, no elaborations, no effect sizes, no qualifiers, no attributions, no citations, no study details, no mechanistic explanations, etc. Just the key fact.	🟢
12.4	Parenthetical content — including effect sizes, sample notes, mechanistic hints, and example studies — is stripped, NOT preserved.	🟢
12.5	If no items of a specific sub-section (high, medium, low, speculative) are present the respective <SPAN> is set to “display=none”, not filled with “None documented in human trials to date” or similar empty-state phrasing.	N/A	All four benefit tiers have items in ER Expected Benefits

13. Risks

#	Description	Result	Comments
13.1	The section is derived from the ER Potential Risks & Side Effects section	🟢
13.2	Key variables are [risks_high], [risks_medium], [risks_low], [risks_speculative]	🟢
13.3	Items are as concise as possible. No explanations, no elaborations, no effect sizes, no qualifiers, no attributions, no citations, no study details, no mechanistic explanations, etc. Just the key fact.	🟢
13.4	Parenthetical content — including frequencies, severity grades, sample notes, mechanistic hints, and example studies — is stripped, NOT preserved.	🟢
13.5	If no items of a specific sub-section (high, medium, low, speculative) are present the respective <SPAN> is set to “display=none”, not filled with “None documented in human trials to date” or similar empty-state phrasing.	🟢	risks_medium span set to display: none; ER states no separate risk rests at Medium

14. Monitoring

#	Description	Result	Comments
14.1	The section is derived from the ER Monitoring section	🟢
14.2	All measurable/quantifiable biomarkers from the Monitoring section are listed	🟢	All 8 rows of the ER biomarker table listed
14.3	[monitoring_cadence] is populated with the monitoring cadence/frequency derived from the ER Monitoring section. It is not left with placeholder text or empty.	🟢

15. Qualitative Assessment

#	Description	Result	Comments
15.1	The section is derived from the ER Monitoring section	🟢
15.2	All subjective/qualitative biomarkers from the Monitoring section are listed	🟢	All 5 ER qualitative markers listed

Issues 24/09/2026 07:36

Pass rate 100.00%. No issues found.

Issues 24/09/2026 07:32

1. 2.7 — ACE inhibitors, ARBs unexpanded: “ACE inhibitors and ARBs” appear in the Key Interactions gate (QRS lines 558 and 560) without any plain-language explanation, unlike the other drug-class acronyms on the sheet.

Fixes 24/09/2026 07:32

1. 2.7 — ACE inhibitors, ARBs expanded: Changed the Key Interactions label from “ACE inhibitors and ARBs (lisinopril, losartan)” to “ACE inhibitors and ARBs (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, blood pressure drugs; lisinopril, losartan)”, using the ER’s own expansion.

Issues 24/09/2026 07:29

1. 2.13 — Blood pressure signal unqualified: At a Glance (line 433) says “Evidence is strongest for lower blood pressure” and fewer strokes/heart attacks without the ER qualifiers that the effect is concentrated in high blood pressure and that event data come from older, high-risk adults, which matters for a largely normotensive longevity audience.
2. 8.5 — MRA example drugs dropped: The stop item “Users of MRAs (aldosterone-blocking drugs) or potassium-sparing diuretics…” (line 544) omits the ER example drugs (spironolactone, eplerenone, finerenone, amiloride, triamterene), which therefore appear nowhere on the sheet.

Fixes 24/09/2026 07:29

1. 2.13 — Blood pressure signal qualified: Rewrote At a Glance to say the blood pressure benefit applies “particularly with high blood pressure” and that the stroke and heart attack reductions come from “older, high-risk adults” replacing salt with the substitute, keeping it at 70 words.
2. 8.5 — MRA example drugs restored: Changed the stop item to “Users of MRAs (aldosterone-blocking drugs; spironolactone, eplerenone, finerenone) or potassium-sparing diuretics (amiloride, triamterene), unless prescribed by the treating physician”.

Issues 24/09/2026 07:26

1. 1.3 / 2.5 — Dropped “usually” qualifier: action_3_sub (line 472) reads “split into 2–3 doses of no more than 780 mg each”, an imperative that drops the ER’s “usually split” and so turns customary practice into a firm rule.
2. 2.5 — Imperative protocol value: action_2_value (line 458) reads “Replace all table salt”, an instruction, where the ER presents it as “The protocol replaces all table salt”.
3. 2.7 — NYHA acronym unexpanded: The heart failure contraindication (line 547) uses “NYHA Class III–IV” without expansion; the ER expands it as New York Heart Association.

Fixes 24/09/2026 07:26

1. 1.3 / 2.5 — Restored “usually” qualifier: In action_3_sub, changed “split into 2–3 doses” to “usually split into 2–3 doses”, which restores the ER qualifier and removes the imperative.
2. 2.5 — Imperative protocol value removed: Changed action_2_value from “Replace all table salt” to “All table salt replaced”.
3. 2.7 — NYHA acronym expanded: In the heart failure contraindication, replaced “NYHA Class III–IV” with “New York Heart Association Class III–IV”.

Issues 24/09/2026 07:23

1. 2.7 — Unexplained medical acronyms and jargon: The Contraindications and Key Interactions gates use “CKD”, “eGFR”, “MRAs”, “type 4 renal tubular acidosis”, “NYHA”, “RAAS blockers”, “Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis”, “Esophageal stricture, gastric outlet obstruction” (lines 542–549), “hyperkalemia” (line 558) and “hypokalemia” (line 562) without the plain-language glosses available in the ER.

Fixes 24/09/2026 07:23

1. 2.7 — Plain-language glosses for jargon: Added short ER-derived glosses for CKD, eGFR, MRAs, type 4 renal tubular acidosis, NYHA Class III–IV, RAAS blockers, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, esophageal stricture and gastric outlet obstruction in Contraindications, and for hyperkalemia and hypokalemia at their first use in Key Interactions.