High Potassium Levels
10/20/2009 |
Question:
What are the results of high potassium?
Answer:
Usually none unless the potassium goes up rapidly or is very elevated. In the case of either one of these there can be reversible muscle weakness and/or sudden cardiac death. Hyperkalemia of this magnitude can be detected on an EKG, and is a medical emergency.
For more information:
Go to the Kidney Diseases health topic.