Understanding Hyperkalemia: Causes, Symptoms & Why It Can Be Dangerous

Hyperkalemia is a term which your physician may have told you it is a medical term of hypothecium in your body it is not common for any one of us to develop picking e hyperkalemia or high potassium unless we are taking a potassium rich diet that also in large quantities potassium is regulated in the body very nicely and the body will throw out extra potassium if any extra is there in the body however in some scenarios like if you have a kid weak kidney if you are taking some medicines like blood pressure medicines which can uh cause hypothecium especially when you are dehydrated in such cases you may develop this situation called hyperkalemia many times hyperkalemia may not show any symptoms except some muscle weakness tingling numbness and in extreme cases it may cause fainting attacks and it may cause a cardiac arrest hyperkalemia is difficult to diagnose based on symptoms there's no specific symptom for hyperkalemia however in this situation it could be suspected example kidney disease some blood that some drugs or blood pressure and your dehydration in these scenarios doctor could suspect uh high potassium and would test for it so even with minor symptoms hyperkalemia can still be there and any doubt you should always check it because it can be life-threatening.


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