Blood test results - help interpreting please?

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I am seeing Dr. Bakris at UC Medical Center in Chicago

Potassium is 3.9. I'm on a high potassium vegan diet with supplements. This is

the highest it has ever been.

Aldo/Renin ratio is 22.5 Blood test was taken with a tourniquet, I've read here

that that is a no no.

He said he is willing to bet I don't have PA, but we're going to do a 24 hour

urine next. I'm confused about his orders, though, and I haven't had a response

to my question, but it is after 4 on a Friday.

Does anyone know what this means:

" take in 60 mEq per day in three divided doses "

I asked for clarification, and this is what he said:

" The potassium supplements you are taking now KLor of KCL are 20 emEq/ each pill

you need to take 3 a day "

I asked again for a clarification, but haven't heard back. I'm taking potassium

chloride, 5-6 99 milligram tablets per day depending on whether I feel irregular

heartbeat. If I only take 3 per day, that's 1/2 of what I'm taking now, but I

don't know what 20 emEQ means. I also don't know what KLor of KCL refers to. I

realize KCL is potassium chloride, but I really don't understand the rest.

He said based on aldo/renin ration, he is willing to bet I DON'T have PA, but he

said the urine test will be more definitive.