borderline high potassium levels?I went to the Dr last wk because I needed some treatment for heartburn. Because I'm a worrier, I asked the dr to just do some bloodwork to rule out anything more serious. So they called today and said all my labwork looked great, other than my potassium level at 5.3. They said it was no rush, just whenever I had the time this week to drop by the lab and they would repeat the test. Luckily they had checked my BUN and it was normal. (my Mom has kidney disease). So if my CBC, liver functions, kidney function bloodwork came back fine, do I need to be worried about my potassium level at 5.3? They should have my repeat test results back in about 2 days. But until then, can anyone tell me anything to reassure me I'm probably fine? I'm in a total panic over this.
Posted by Dinty Moore
If your kidneys are normal and you are not taking potassium supplements you are indeed fine. If they mentioned that the specimen was "hemolyzed" your minor elevation may be a laboratory abnormality rather than a real abnormality. Get the repeat and don't worry.
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