Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

Update: 2024-04-30
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What I Wish I Knew: Potassium-K Lab Value Levels

For resources to help you master Potassium and ALL the lab values, we have a FREE Cheatsheet Download at NURSING.com/labvalues.

 

What do bananas, avocados, and kale all have in common?

Potassium!

For more resources to help you understand Potassium, Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia, click here:

What role does it play in the body?

What’s a normal range level for potassium?

And what happens when potassium levels are too low or too high?

On a shift early in my career, while I was still being oriented to the unit, I held tight to that rule of NEVER pushing IV potassium even when my preceptor was providing instructions that conflicted with that big rule. Here is that story...

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Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

Abby Rose, RN