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Asking For Mother, Female 66, Karachi
my mother electrolytes test shows that potassium is lower than normal. Please help me why it's low and what we can do to improve it.
If not diabetic and hypertensive, give her ORS and banana
Give her potassium rich food.bananas,dates,honey.
If she is not diabetic then give her bananas to eat
Plz mention medicine she is currently taking for possible reasons of low potassium.And also simply repeat the labs once to confirm it and also mention reason for testing.
Patient
Post Owner
tab sofvasc10mg=1+0+1, thyroxine1+0+0, risp1mg=0+0+1/2, alp 0.5mg=0+0+1/2, colofac 135mg1+0+1, ascard75mg1+0+0, lipeget10mg0+0+1, neurobion1+0+1, nassa30mg0+0+1, ebixa10mg0+0+1
5 years ago
hi
this is something nothing to worry about at 3.4 its normalish low.no therapeutic intervention needed as my colleague mentioned about look for medications some blood pressure tablets can cause low k it worth repeating in 3-4 wks if values further lower than this might need some consideration.
Dr Kashif
MBBS, MRCP(UK)
MRCP(E), MRCGP(UK) FRSPH
CCT(UK), PGDip Diabetes(Wales)
PGDip(London)
levels are not markedly low, hence nothing to worry about. You can repeat her labs after few weeks.
You should take food rich in potassium like bananas, oranges, dates, potatoes, spinach etc. Oral tablets or injectable potassium is not required for such a slight deficiency of potassium.
May i know if she is raking any other medicine for any other problem ..and what is the range
Patient
Post Owner
tab sofvasc10mg=1+0+1, thyroxine1+0+0, risp1mg=0+0+1/2, alp 0.5mg=0+0+1/2, colofac 135mg1+0+1, ascard75mg1+0+0, lipeget10mg0+0+1, neurobion1+0+1, nassa30mg0+0+1, ebixa10mg0+0+1
5 years ago
I saw the report right now...3.4 is fine. nothing to worry about ..just add potassium rich food in her diet ...
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dear attendant ,
kindly give complete profile for your mother. before jumping into conclusion i want to know about few things ,
1. any previous issues
2. any drugs she is using
3. what she is feeling today
4. any previous investigations done
5. and if possible to share the real test result slip it ll be better
* little low potassium in elderly might be due to poor nutrition
regards
dr. solat
Thankyou for the concern,
Potassium level is not that low its a borderline potassium and wont be any
concern, please elaborate the history why you did the electrolytes ?
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