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If someone has potassium 5.0 and drinks enough potassium chloride to make it 6.0 how fast can normal healthy kidneys bring it back down to normal?
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Why: asking this hypothetical question? You don't need to drink potassium chloride supplement if your potassium level is normal, and the body has good buffering systems in the blood and kidneys to maintain normal potassium levels, unless toxic amounts of potassium are taken/given !!!
Answered 12/9/2018
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