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A member asked:
2 yrs. ago potassium 2.4. corrected with diet,worked with kidney doc.normal ranges ever since.still eat well.lab today is 3.4.can it fluctuate a bit?
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Yes,it can: fluctuate from 3.5 to 5.1 in the normal range.
Answered 5/18/2016
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