High Potassium

[boogreenwood]

I agree with nurse wrachet that a potassium over 6 is too high. We are not able to operate on patients with a potassium over 6, the anesthesia dept. thinks it too risky, sooooo, sometimes our patients have to have a temporary permcath to get dialysis before we can put in a permcath or create a fistula.

[MomInDialysis]

Where is that student that was looking to write on something that would make the lives of dialysis patients better.  A Home Potassium Checking Kit would be a hit.

[Bub]

It's a good thing that potassium can be easily removed by dialysis.  Two sessions and I was back to normal.  Oh how I wish phosphorus was that easy to deal with.  The itching really gets to me.

[KICKSTART]

It's a good thing that potassium can be easily removed by dialysis.  Two sessions and I was back to normal.  Oh how I wish phosphorus was that easy to deal with.  The itching really gets to me.

Er sorry to say this but .. if you are eating a sensible diet and taking your binders then you dont itch !