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Should u eat or drink b4 taking a follow up potassium test, with kidney not functioning so well?
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Ok to eat or drink: A blood test to measure the potassium level is usually not a "fasting" test, so eating or drinking is ok to do, unless one's doctor says otherwise.
Answered 12/9/2013
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