A healthy range of blood potassium levels is 3.5 to 5.0 millimoles per liter of blood. Levels above this may indicate hyperkalemia, which occurs most often in people with chronic kidney disease.

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 ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impairs the kidneys’ ability to filter excess potassium, which may lead to high potassium levels in the blood. Your kidneys filter waste from your blood. Conditions like ...