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Blood test

Asked for Female, 44 Years

I am a covid patient . It has been 20 days and now only slight weakness and cough is there. Yesterday I got my blood report which showed high potassium level and high platelet count.What should I do now...and how to reduce their level?

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Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta

General Physician 43 yrs exp Meerut

Take rest, drink more water, eat low potassium diet for few days, and you may feel better. Depending on individual immunity recovery from covid takes few weeks to 90 days. If you continue to feel weak consult a doctor.

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Dr. Avni Sharma General Physician 2 yrs exp Ujjain · Accepted Answer

Dr. Avni Sharma

General Physician 2 yrs exp Ujjain

For covid, symptomatic treatment is the mainstay with careful monitoring of SpO2 levels and temperature. Awake proning with adequate hydration is a must.

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