what potassium level is high?

[-Lady Noir-]

I knew someone on dialysis who was put in the hosp. for high K. What ever they gave him there gave him severe diarrhea. I think that was how the K got of of his system..

Mike was put on a Salbutamol nebuliser and given intravenous glucose & insulin.. also Calcium gluconate cause of his excessive heart rate. He then developed a resting heart rate of 170bpm.. then they gave him a trial of Adenosine, which had no effect whatsoever. ALL of this because of high potassium!!

[Ps.. this was all before dialysis, and after a parathyroidectomy..  which was the final straw really!]

[Poppylicious]

Aww Poppy, I', sorry he's still in the hosp.You DO have a lot to worry about. We're here for you.

Cheers texas  .  He's actually out now ... going back to work tomorrow.  He's more worried about the scratches that have appeared on his most prized possession (his car) right now than his potassium levels (down to 6.4 on Monday; not tested today). 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

My blood sample has to be tested almost immediately or it haemolyses and gives a false result (way to high) Now instead of the bloods being asessed at the D clinic they are sent to a hospital 12 miles away and by the time they are tested it is the day after.

 I have not had an accurate K reading for about 3 months. I'm going to have to see my GP to get an appointment to an NHS walk in clinic. They can test for potassium within minutes of the blood test. Before all this my K was always about 5.2. Now it reads 6.2 but it's either partly or fully haemolysed.

At last got an accurate K reading yesterday from the last lot of blood tests at dialysis. Pre dialysi 5.3