This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive strategy of potassium supplementation ...

Most adults need around 3,500–5,000 mg of potassium daily to help lower blood pressure. Foods like tomatoes, potatoes, and squash are good sources of the nutrient.

People with certain conditions may be more likely to develop high potassium levels (hyperkalemia). Although these high levels may only last for a short time, some people will have high levels that do ...

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the tourniquet had been left in place so long that it caused the red blood cells, ...