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What does a high potassium in my blood work indicate?
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Depends: It may have been artefactully high if you repeated clenched your fist during blood draw, or if the blood got hemolyzed. Other causes are kidney disease, metabolic disorders and some drugs.
Answered 11/30/2014
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