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Very good evening doctors. can drinking alcohol or being dehydrated cause potassium levels to go up on a blood test? i was on a cruise and i had bloodwork done. i had been drinking and may have also been dehydrated and my potassium was 5.3?

Q: very good evening doctors. can drinking alcohol or being dehydrated cause potassium levels to go up on a blood test? i was on a cruise and i had bloodwork done. i had been drinking and may have also been dehydrated and my potassium was 5.3?

: Yes it could, Have it repeated

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Yes it could, Have it repeated

Answered 12/12/2022

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A member asked:

Very good evening doctors. can drinking alcohol or being dehydrated cause potassium levels to go up on a blood test? i was on a cruise and i had bloodwork done. i had been drinking and may have also been dehydrated and my potassium was 5.3?

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