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Would eating a lot of potassium rich foods the day before lab work increase your potassium levels in blood when they draw your labs?
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Somewhat: Eating huge amounts of potassium rich foods could increase serum potassium level somewhat but, unless there is kidney failure or the taking of potassium retaining medications, the increase shouldn't bring the serum potassium value into abnormally high levels.
Answered 12/25/2019
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