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Can potassium fluctuate just slightly under/over normal range throughout the day, such as 3.4 or 5.1, but then go back in 3.5-5.0 range and be fine?
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Hmmm....: There is no difference between 3.4 and 3.5, or between 5.0 and 5.1. That means 3.4 is the same number, the same value as 3.5. That is the way it is in real life. If one takes one blood sample, and runs it through the lab machine twice. she may see a 3.4 result one time and a 3.5 result the other time.
Answered 5/22/2016
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