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5 Things to Know About Hyperkalemia for National Kidney Month

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If you have kidney disease, however, your kidneys may not remove any excess potassium from your body, resulting in hyperkalemia. Even a diet containing an average amount of potassium can cause hyperkalemia among people with kidney disease. “The kidneys play a crucial role in maintaining a normal potassium balance by adjusting the amount of potassium excreted in the urine according to changes in potassium intake,” said Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, a nephrologist and professor of medicine-nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and member of the National Kidney Foundation.

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