Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 My potassium levels have come back high after about 3 blood tests in the past. They were all retaken and all came back normal. It seems this is a common problem of the labs in the preparation of the blood samples. Don't worry yet and have a happy, healthy year. Eileen-FL Subject: HyperkalemiaTo: bronchiectasis Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 7:49 PM Hi all. I haven't been participating or checking in on this group forquite a while, but it appears that my recent blood tests *may* showthat I have mild hyperkalemia (too much potassium in the blood). Istrongly suspect that this is a lab problem and not really an increasein my potassium levels, but I was wondering whether anybody in thisgroup is familiar with it. Albuterol seems to be used as a treatment,at least in severe cases. (My doctor wants me to re-take the bloodtest again, and he seemed to want me to do it soon. So I guess thiscan be serious if I really have it.)I have mild bronchiectasis, mild asthma, mild fibromyalgia, multiplesclerosis, diabetes and Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease. Enoughalready! At least most of my conditions are mild or adequatelycontrolled, and I'm lucky to have a very supportive family. But I findI can get more from my doctors if I do some research for myself firstso that I can ask intelligent questions.In any case, I would appreciate any info on hyperkalemia that anybodycan share. Thanks in advance. R.M. Quote
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