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Had my electrolytes checked. potassium was 5.2. had it checked again after 2 wks, now it's 4.4 but my chloride is 102. feel fine though. am i okay?
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Normal: Those are fairly normal labs. The one that would be more important in this situation would be your serum creatinine.
Answered 4/1/2013
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