Having too much potassium in the blood is known as hyperkalemia . According to the Mayo Clinic, a patient with a blood potassium level higher than 7.0 mmol/L will be considered hyperkalemic. .Hyperkalemia is usually hard to accuratley diagnosis. Why is this? Small things like leaving the tourniquet on for too long before a blood draw can alter these levels. It …show more content…
According to Mayo Clinic, a low potassium range is less than 2.5 mmol/L. A variety of things may cause a person to lose their potassium. Like mentioned with hyperkalemia, using water pills to excrete urine can be helpful to get rid of an overload of potassium but it can also be life threatening to excrete too much potassium. Other causes may be an excessive amount of alcohol, vomiting and diarrhea and excessive sweating. Treatment for this depending on the severity can be replenished by IV or oral potassium supplements. Encouraging patients to eat food rich in potassium such as banana, avocado, fruits and granola is another way to boost the potassium.
Molarity= 2.5 mmol/L X 0.001mol/1mmol= 0.0025mol
Extended Question: What other important electrolytes go hand in hand with potassium? If you give more to replenish the low potassium or you need to take away for high potassium what other levels are important to