Re: Potassium, maybe not needed?

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Need the ranges as that iuntracellular level they gave you sounds liek a

serum level it is not the correct format to be a RBC level.

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I just got the actual results:

Sodium 140 (135-144 nmol/L)

Potassium 4.0 (3.7-5.5 nmol/L)

Chloride 102 (99-110 nmol/L)

Calcium 9.9 (8.3-10.4 mg/dL)

Serum aldosterone 17.2 ng/dL (4.0-31.0 ng/dL)

Renin activity 2.0 (0.2-1.6 ng/mL/hr)

(this was eating nothing with any added salt for 24 hrs previous)

Potassium, WB 4.5 (3.7-5.5 mmol/L)

Glucose 101 ((60-99) This was fasting, and the first time I have ever had an

elevation.

The lab was requested to do RBC potassium, I saw the requistion--but it appears

they did WBC instead. Should I call and make them do it again?

Sherry

>

> Need the ranges as that iuntracellular level they gave you sounds liek a

> serum level it is not the correct format to be a RBC level.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

I just got the actual results:

Sodium 140 (135-144 nmol/L)

Potassium 4.0 (3.7-5.5 nmol/L)

Chloride 102 (99-110 nmol/L)

Calcium 9.9 (8.3-10.4 mg/dL)

Serum aldosterone 17.2 ng/dL (4.0-31.0 ng/dL)

Renin activity 2.0 (0.2-1.6 ng/mL/hr)

(this was eating nothing with any added salt for 24 hrs previous)

Potassium, WB 4.5 (3.7-5.5 mmol/L)

Glucose 101 ((60-99) This was fasting, and the first time I have ever had an

elevation.

The lab was requested to do RBC potassium, I saw the requistion--but it appears

they did WBC instead. Should I call and make them do it again?

Sherry

>

> Need the ranges as that iuntracellular level they gave you sounds liek a

> serum level it is not the correct format to be a RBC level.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

Your RBC is stil ow as I was told it shoudl be 70% of the range or

slightly higher and that woudl put your levels needing to be at 4.96 for

good intracellular levels so yes you could use some potassium.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Val. Glad you are feeling better.

I'll ask my doctor for potassium. Is there nothing to be concerned about in the

other results, especially the aldosterone/renin? I included the values again

below.

I'm feeling much much better after clearing RT3 at 13 weeks, and adding Isocort,

but the bloating/weight gain problem hasn't budged and am still a little hypo at

100 mcg T3.

Sherry

Sodium 140 (135-144 nmol/L)

Potassium 4.0 (3.7-5.5 nmol/L)

Chloride 102 (99-110 nmol/L)

Calcium 9.9 (8.3-10.4 mg/dL)

Serum aldosterone 17.2 ng/dL (4.0-31.0 ng/dL)

Renin activity 2.0 (0.2-1.6 ng/mL/hr)

(this was eating nothing with any added salt for 24 hrs previous)

>

> Your RBC is stil ow as I was told it shoudl be 70% of the range or

> slightly higher and that woudl put your levels needing to be at 4.96 for

> good intracellular levels so yes you could use some potassium.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

Is the potassium dose the same as what you recommended with my previous labs?

20 Meq a day slow release...

Thanks,

Sherry

Serum Potassium 4.0 (3.7-5.5 nmol/L)

Potassium, WB 4.5 (3.7-5.5 mmol/L), you've said I should be at 4.96.

[Guest guest]

That is a good starting dose yes, but no one knows how your body wil use

it so subsequent testing is needed.

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