Question 1

high potassium symptoms?

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Depends on how high: When it gets high enough your heart stops.  But more commonly high potassium can give you palpitations or sometimes no symptoms at all.  Regardless of whether you have symptoms, the cause should be investigated and treated promptly.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of high potassium?

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Hyperkalemia.  : Early signs are fairly non-specific and can include nausea, malaise, fatigue, muscle weakness and heart palpitations.  But these symptoms can be seen in other disorders too, so they are not unique to hyperkalemia.  Unfortunately, if the potassium level becomes too high, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias may develop.  Hope this answers your question.

Question 3

what's your opinion on treating high potassium?

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Avoid high potassium: Try and keep potassium in normal range.  Severely high potassium affecting heart rhythm is an emergency.

Question 4

what are common causes of high potassium levels?

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Factors: A simplistic way to look at it: 
potassium levels can be high if the dietary intake is high, if the excretion is low (eg. In kidney disease, or in certain states when the kidneys can't excrete potassium well even if the function otherwise is normal like rta), or if potassium shifts from inside the cells to the blood stream.

Question 5

does lemonade has high potassium?

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Lemons have some K+: Lemons have around 80mg potassium per serving.  Other foods have higher potassium content like broccoli (468mg/ serving) or bananas  (462mg/ serving).  Lemonade potassium content would depend on if real lemons were used, how many were used and how much of the lemonade you consume.

Question 6

could renagel 800mg help with high potassium?

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Phosphorus : No, Renagel binds phosphorus in the GI tract, thereby preventing its absorption and helping lower blood phosphorus levels which is particularly helpful for patients with advanced kidney disease or those already on dialysis who are prone to high blood phosphorus levels. Renagel has no effect on potassium.

Question 7

would dialysis be needed for high potassium levels?

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Yes: If the potassium level is dangerously high then   and the level can't be lowered with oral and/or IV medications then you might need emergency dialysis.

Question 8

and what is a reason to go on a high potassium diet?

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Low potassium: Potassium is a necessary ion (electrolyte) which is necessary for all cells but especially cardiac conduction. Low potassium raises the risk of arrhythmias. Kidneys very closely regulate potassium. Diarrhea, diuretics,  vomiting, severe sweating, nasogastric drainage and (maybe) bizarre diet can cause a low potassium. If a measured potassium is low, supplementation with diet or meds is advised.

Question 9

what does high potassium levels in the blood indicate?

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High potassium: Many conditions can cause high potassium levels in the blood.  Among these are: disorders of the adrenal glands,  hemolysis of red blood cells, breakdown of muscles following trauma.

Other causes are chronic kidney disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, or acidosis of any type, use of ace-inhibitors, or angiotensin blockers and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory  agents.

Question 10

what problems could high potassium levels in the blood cause?

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Cardiac problems: the most feared and morbid complication is a cardiac arrhythmia which could be fatal. This is usually caused by an acute rise in potassium level. The body may adapt to a slow chronic rise and therefore a treatment plan should be dictated by your doctor who would follow the level closely.

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