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High potassium 6.5
Having arthritis from long and taking medications for the same. As part of that routine blood tests are being done. In current RFT serum creatinine is 0.4 and potassium is 6.5 mmol/l. Remaining all are normal in RFT. 3 months back creatinine and potassium were also normal and everytime this test was done previously they were normal. Taking only arthritis medications, nothing else. Please advise what this could be
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If you hav taken painkillers like diclofenac, aceclofenac, and similar drugs...ur potassium could be high due to that. Repeat a potassium level, if its still more than 5.5, u need to go urgently to hospital to get some medications. Meanwhile, restrict fruits and fruit juices.
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High potassium could also be secondary to diet.If u take lot s of fruit juices, coconut water and fruits such as banana, mango, watermelon they are high in potassium and cause a rise in potassium
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i would suggest u to do a ecg and check if it's normal or not.please repeat a creatine and see
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fruits such as apple papaya pears gauva and pineapple are low in potassium and should be preferred
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