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What would make an anorexic person have high potassium (hyperkalemia)?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anorexic: Low sodium from induced vomiting or dehydration or abuse of diuretics.

Answered 4/12/2018

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How much potassium can you eat at once and not develop hyperkalemia if you're taking angiotensin receptor blockers and have normal kidney function. For example eating a cup of yogurt with two bananas and some nuts is about 1000mg of potassium?

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EKG says I have hyperkalemia but my serum potassium is always normal. Cardiologist says I'm OK and required no further tests. Is this worrisome?

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I suffer from anorexia nervosa, and i just received my blood results back. I have 3, 1 of potassium, is it alarming ?

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Can avapro (arb), tekturna (aliskiren) hctz (dri-hctz) & lotrel (ccb-ace1) be used together for high blood pressure? I know together they can cause hyperkalemia.

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Mom is taking telmisartan for high bp. Can she eat banana, avo, salmon, spinach, etc. Cause the drug causes Hyperkalemia and hyponatremia, right?

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