Elevated pottasium levels
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I had a blood test 4 years ago which showed a high potassium level, another blood test 10 days later showed potassium levels as normal. All subsequent blood tests since then have come back as normal potassium level, never did get a explanation for the one test showing an elevated level, they thought I was eating a dozen bananas every day !
Onelastattempt said:
I had a blood test 4 years ago which showed a high potassium level, another blood test 10 days later showed potassium levels as normal. All subsequent blood tests since then have come back as normal potassium level, never did get a explanation for the one test showing an elevated level, they thought I was eating a dozen bananas every day !
Hoping this is the case for me. 
Sometimes I wonder what can cause these blood tests to be abnormal and then a retest shows them to be normal.
Over the years I have had blood tests done which showed high potassium, jaundice, and B12 deficiency. Then a retest shows them to be within normal limits. The B12 deficiency had them sticking cameras down my throat and up my backside as they thought I possibly had bowel cancer or stomach cancer, that was a worrying few weeks before I got the all clear.
The_Doc said:
Lysed blood in the tube, sometimes because the additive and blood haven't been mixed properly after collection can do this.
Too fine a collection needle and over shaking the tube also candidates.
I will always ask for a confirmatory repeat if its over 5.0
Thank you, since reading Bill Bryson's 'The Body a guide for occupants' I've been verging on hypochondria!Too fine a collection needle and over shaking the tube also candidates.
I will always ask for a confirmatory repeat if its over 5.0
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