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What are the complications associated with high potassium?
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High levels of potassium in the blood can cause life-threatening changes to heart rhythm i.e arrhythmia, leading to a condition called ventricular fibrillation. In this condition, the lower part of your heart palpitates. Left untreated, a severe case of hyperkalemia can cause the heart to stop functioning altogether. Severe cases of high potassium
What foods should one eat to control high potassium levels?
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There is a long list of foods you can eat to control this condition. Add fruits like apples, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, mandarin orange, grapefruit, grapes, pineapples, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, peaches, pears, and plums to your diet. Make sure to eat plenty of vegetables such celery, raw broccoli, cabbage, carrot, caulifl
Can kidney disease cause urinary retention?
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Serious complications of untreated urinary retention include bladder damage and chronic kidney failure. Urinary retention is a disorder treated in a hospital, and the quicker one seeks treatment, the fewer the complications. In the longer term, obstruction of the urinary tract may cause bladder stones.