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When someone who undergo dialysis for almost 6-7 years and 61 years old women..she had high pottasium..which types of treatment better?is it operate?
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Complex: The potassium elevation likely due to the renal failure being treated by dialysis. For specific advice talk to her treating doctors. Dialysis does not replace kidneys all that well but does prolong life for awhile.
Answered 5/26/2014
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