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My potassium is high and i always feel sick but my kidney function is fine why?
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Addison's disease: Well, insufficiency of the adrenal glands can cause a high potassium and would also make you feel bad. Kind of a rare entity but that is what comes to mind. You need to see a dr. To be tested for that.
Answered 3/27/2020
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Hemolysed Blood: Most common cause of elevated potassium level in blood with normal kidney functions is red blood cells get hemolysed and as a result Pottasium level is high.So we repeat the blood and most of the times it comes back to normal.But if it is still high then one has to look for other rare causes. 1Too much alcohol or drugs that cause muscle breakdown2 Addison Disease 3 Pottasium Supplements4rx ACE
Answered 4/5/2017
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