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What are the symptoms of high potassium ?
• Hyperkalemia is a medical term for when a person has higher than normal levels of potassium. Usually, people with hyperkalemia do not have any symptoms, which makes it challenging for a doctor to diagnose.
• The leading causes of hyperkalemia are chronic kidney disease, uncontrolled diabetes, dehydration, having had severe bleeding, consuming excessive dietary potassium, and some medications.
• A doctor will typically diagnose hyperkalemia when levels of potassium are between 5.0–5.5 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/l).
• Treatment for hyperkalemia varies according to severity. In acute hyperkalemia, which often results from a particular event
• Such as trauma, doctors may use dialysis and intravenous medications to flush potassium from the body.
• Chronic hyperkalemia usually means that a person's kidneys are not working correctly, and doctors will offer treatment to manage the condition.
• A patient with hyperkalemia speaking to doctor in office.
• In most cases, hyperkalemia does not cause any noticeable symptoms.
• Typically, a person with hyperkalemia does not experience any symptoms, which means that doctors may overlook it until symptoms worsen.
• Acute hyperkalemia, or significant changes to potassium levels over a short time, is more serious than having chronic hyperkalemia, or regularly high potassium levels.
• However, both acute and chronically high potassium levels can be dangerous, potentially causing heart attacks or paralysis.
• Chronic hyperkalemia often has fewer symptoms than acute hyperkalemia.
• At higher levels, symptoms of hyperkalemia include: muscle weakness, a general feeling of weakness or fatigue, nausea, muscle pain or cramps, difficulty breathing and unusual heartbeat and chest pains
• There are different causes of hyperkalemia:
• Chronic kidney disease: Lower kidney capacity means that the kidneys may not be able to filter potassium out of the body adequately.
• Uncontrolled or untreated diabetes: A lack of insulin can cause hyperkalemia.
• Taking certain medications: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, some diuretics, cyclosporine, trimethoprim, angiotensin inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium blockers, succinylcholine, digoxin, heparin, and mannitol may also cause high potassium levels.
• Heart disease: In cases of congestive heart failure, lower kidney function and treatment medication can cause hyperkalemia.
• Injury: Damage to tissues can cause potassium levels to shift and change.
• Hypoaldosteronism or pseudohypoaldosteronism: Lack of the hormone aldosterone causes hyperkalemia.
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A rare disease resulting from a gene mutation causes lower levels of aldosterone.
• Higher potassium intake: Consuming too much potassium through medications or diet can cause hyperkalemia. This is rare but may affect people who have kidney disease.
• Pseudohyperkalemia: This occurs when a person receives a falsely high potassium reading. This may happen when using a syringe or other methods that cause hemolysis, which is the breaking down of red blood cells.
• Talk to your doctor if you notice notice any of the symptoms