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A nurse recommended not eating bananas strawberries tomatoes avocados due to high potassium results not diabetic is this true and what else needs ck'd?
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Hyperkalemia: Your elevated K+ level is not from over eating potassium. The underlying reason should be explored. First have test repeated since its usually due to thrombocytosis (clotting) and hemolysis from poor technique, other reasons may be kidney failiure (ATN), rhabdomyolysis, tumor lysis syn., hypocalcemia or medication side effect (including digitalis toxicity). Insist on finding out why and get retest
Answered 10/31/2014
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