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What is kayexalate used to treat?
A medication commonly used to treat hyperkalemia (high blood levels of potassium). It binds potassium and lowers levels.
What is the treatment for high blood sugar levels in diabetic patients?
Insulin
Does potassium increase blood flow?
YES! in fact, if it is not monitored, it can raise blood potassium to dangeriously high levels that can cause the heart's normal rythm to be disrupted.
How to deal with high blood pressure and high potassium?
Many 'lite salt' products use a potassium salt instead of a sodium salt, and you are correct: your husband should not use these as his potassium levels could rise too high.
What can you eat to lower your potassium?
Thank you for the correction. See link and article information below. ------ Correction: I'm not sure, metabolically you have correctly answered this. I'm not a doctor or anything even remotely close but what I can tell you is that sodium and potassium do cause reactions but not as stated above. Low sodium levels cause High potassium and High sodium Levels cause Low potassium. If a person has be diagnosed with HIGH potassium then greater than 5.0 mg then they should go to their doctor. There are many things that can contribute to high potassium so I would verify this first. here are some articles to back my information: http://charles_w.tripod.com/blood.html http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/potassium-k-in-blood?page=2
Which symptoms are indicative of RTA?
RTA is suspected when a person has certain symptoms indicative of the disease or when routine tests show high blood acid levels and low blood potassium levels.
What happens when your potassum level in blood is too high?
If your blood potassium levels are very high, your heart may undergo dangerous changes in rhythm, sometimes leading to death. Too much potassium can also cause muscle cramping and muscle fatigue.
What is hyper potassium?
Hyperkalemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a high level of potassium in the blood. Potassium is an electrolyte found inside the cells of the human body.
What is more than normal blood potassium level called?
hyperkalemia is high blood potassium; diabetic ketoacidosis, renal failure, and trauma or tissue burns can cause elevated potassium levels or even certain medications such as ACE inhibitors and some types of diuretics.
What high blood pressure medications cause a rise in creatinine levels?
Angitensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors can increase creatinine levels by causing an increase in serum potassium.
What can you eat to raise potassium levels in women?
There is nothing I can eat that will raise the potassium levels in women. But a woman could eat a banana to raise her potassium level.
Why does one collapse with low blood pressure and with high potassium in the blood?
high potassium causes arrhythmias and the arrhythmias that it causes can reduce blood pressure causing someone to collapse.
