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My serum potassium is 5.9mg/dl
Serum potassium in my blood is 5.9 mg/dl according to KFT. I have traces of blood in my urine. Is it concerning matter?
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Serum potassium more than 5.5 is a concern, when you have renal dysfunction,if u have fruit juices or coconut water before your test it can cause a higher value,there are medications to reduce potassium but first you need an ecg to rule out and changes cause of high potassium,if not it can be managed by oral medications
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Dr. Praveen Kumar Etta
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High potassium of more than 5.5 is a concern. What is your creatinine level? Meanwhile, start. K bind sachet once a day in 100 ML water. To drink it orally. Check potassium every day till it normalises.
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