A member asked:

I have been told that i have high potassium in my blood what does this mean and what is the treatment?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

It depends: If it's not crazy high, and if your kidneys work fine, they will fix it faster & more safely than drs can. It also may be a lab error from red cell breakage if stored wrong b4 testing. If over about 6.5 or kidney problems, then follow your dr's advice on how to lower it.

Answered 5/3/2013

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