Sheryl thanks for your advice in the past, a small one for you most hospitals/clinics state a maximum safe level for potassium as 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2, but Chula have 4.5. Any idea why.?

40 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Sheryl thanks for your advice in the past, a small one for you most hospitals/clinics state a maximum safe level for potassium as 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2, but Chula have 4.5. Any idea why.?

Added @Sheryl as easy to miss without mentioning poster.

Interesting ... good topic 👍

Apparently my local (Muang, PKK) hospital considers 4.5 a bit high, though still within 'their' normal range.

Asked "mg of eaten potassium to mmol in blood"

Edited 32 minutes ago32 min by KhunLA

To late to edit, but asked yet another query, and answered ...

My GP, a Nephrologist (kidney doc) told me my kidneys are operating at about 80%, normal for my age (72 soon), so may explaing my high end # of 4.5.

And I've eaten a bunch of bananas & salmon the past day or so 😂

Again, good topic ... THANKS

Edited 24 minutes ago24 min by KhunLA