Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 That's why I put NIH and SCS (Subclinical Cushing Syndrome) in the Subject line! > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > A K of 3.7 could be a poor blood draw. If they use a > >> > > > > > > > tourniquet,, and I have never seen a nurse in an ER or floor NOT use > >> > > > > > > > a tourniquet except for someone who is very brittle or very > >> > > > > > > > dehydrated, and usually only after they have tried the tourniquet > >> > > > > > > > first.ÃÆ'Æ'‚ And many slap the vein/arm and can be a little rough about > >> > > > > > > > it, falsely increasing the K. When I ask them now, most act like > >> > > > > > > > they knew this about elevating K, but you can tell by their look > >> > > > > > > > they didn't know this nor were taught this. > >> > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > >> > > > > > > > > > > I had the lab a while back draw my blood and I asked her not > >> > > > > > > > to use a tourniquet due to the potassium - she did anyway saying she > >> > > > > > > > draws it " fast " and so I let her (because the nurses always know > >> > > > > > > > more than anyone). ÃÆ'Æ'‚ It came back 4.0, I didn't take my K for a few > >> > > > > > > > days and I could tell, absolutely no doubt, that my K was low. So I > >> > > > > > > > started taking it again and felt 100 times better. The lab was > >> > > > > > > > wrong. My follow up, after taking the K and with no tourniquet was 3.4 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Just so everyone knows: if the subject deals with SCS AND PA it should be in title. We recommend u only read these is u are interestD in research in PA AND/Or SCS May your pressure be low!CE Grim MS, MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionOn May 1, 2012, at 19:50, <jclark24p@...> wrote: That's why I put NIH and SCS (Subclinical Cushing Syndrome) in the Subject line! > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > A K of 3.7 could be a poor blood draw. If they use a > >> > > > > > > > tourniquet,, and I have never seen a nurse in an ER or floor NOT use > >> > > > > > > > a tourniquet except for someone who is very brittle or very > >> > > > > > > > dehydrated, and usually only after they have tried the tourniquet > >> > > > > > > > first.ÃÆ'Æ'‚ And many slap the vein/arm and can be a little rough about > >> > > > > > > > it, falsely increasing the K. When I ask them now, most act like > >> > > > > > > > they knew this about elevating K, but you can tell by their look > >> > > > > > > > they didn't know this nor were taught this. > >> > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > >> > > > > > > > > > > I had the lab a while back draw my blood and I asked her not > >> > > > > > > > to use a tourniquet due to the potassium - she did anyway saying she > >> > > > > > > > draws it "fast" and so I let her (because the nurses always know > >> > > > > > > > more than anyone). ÃÆ'Æ'‚ It came back 4.0, I didn't take my K for a few > >> > > > > > > > days and I could tell, absolutely no doubt, that my K was low. So I > >> > > > > > > > started taking it again and felt 100 times better. The lab was > >> > > > > > > > wrong. My follow up, after taking the K and with no tourniquet was 3.4 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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