Hyperkalemia

 Technically, hyperkalemia means an abnormally elevated level of potassium in the blood. The normal potassium level in the blood is 3.5-5.0 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L). Potassium levels between 5.1 mEq/L to 6.0 mEq/L reflect mild hyperkalemia. The most common cause of genuinely high potassium (hyperkalemia) is related to your kidneys, such as: Acute kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease. Hyperkalemia is the medical term that describes a potassium level in your blood that's higher than normal. ... Your blood potassium level is normally 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Patients with hyperkalemia and characteristic ECG changes should be given intravenous calcium gluconate. Acutely lower potassium by giving intravenous insulin with glucose, a beta2 agonist by nebulizer, or both. Total body potassium should usually be lowered with sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). If you have hyperkalemia, you have too much potassium in your blood. The body needs a delicate balance of potassium to help the heart and other muscles work properly. But too much potassium in your blood can lead to dangerous, and possibly deadly, changes in heart rhythm. Reduce your potassium intake. One of the easiest ways to lower your potassium levels naturally is to reduce the amount of potassium in your diet