How do you treat high potassium levels?

Answer 1

well if people would just use common sense they could just as easily go to a health food store and ask a employee if they know what you could do to raise your potassium levels. or you could just go and see a food nutrientist an ask them. or just eat bananas and apricots or some kind of fruit that is full of potassium.

Answer 2

The treatment for hyperkalemia, which is high potassium levels in the blood, can depend on the specific cause for the condition. However, treatment can include a diet that is low in potassium, administering glucose, insulin, sodium bicarbonate, and prescribing diuretics. However, for severe hyperkalemia, dialysis is a possible treatment option. Hyperkalemia can be caused by renal failure and other types of kidney diseases like glomerulonephritis.

Answer 3

Low potassium can occur for many reasons. Use of water pills (diuretics), diarrhea, and chronic laxative abuse are the most common causes of low potassium.

other illnesses may also cause hypokalemia such as leukemia,vomiting,drugs such as aminoglycosides,use of insulin,alkalosis and renal tubular acidosis.

Answer 4

Arm and leg cramps

The most common symptom of low potassium is an arm or leg cramp. Since the body needs potassium to contract it makes sense that without it your body could cramp up.

Vomiting

In severe cases of low potassium levels vomiting can occur. In less severe cases a patient may just feel nauseated. This is because potassium is an important part of staying healthy and having a properly working GI system. There are many diseases or conditions that are associated with nausea and vomiting.

Overly tired and weak

Any time your body is lacking a vitamin or mineral it needs to stay healthy it is going to get tired and weak. This is why it is so important that individuals take a multivitamin and exercise regularly. Patients who are suffering from low potassium levels will feel fatigued and will also be more weak. If low potassium is the cause this can clearly be seen on a blood test.

Heart Palpitations

Your heart uses potassium to beat the way it is suppose to. The potassium also helps regulate the blood pressure. When your potassium levels are low you can begin to experience heart palpitations.

Abdominal Cramps

Again, your body uses potassium to contract. When your body is kept from contracting like it is suppose to it can cramp up. Another part of your body that may experience cramps is the abdomen. These cramps can be minor or severe depending on the level of potassium deficiency.

Answer 5

Eat and drink potassium containing food/drink. Coffee and bananas are rich in potassium.

Answer 6

It should be treated very carefully because they have a very low ignition temprature burn very vigourosly and are even the most reactive element

Answer 7

eat lots of bananas!!!

Answer 8

You have to ues common sense.

Answer 9

How do you lower your pottasium

Answer 10

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