A potassium test is used to determine whether your potassium levels are too high (hyperkalaemia), or too low (hypokalaemia).
Your GP may suggest that you have a potassium test if you have high blood pressure (hypertension) or kidney disease.
Occasionally, the potassium test may be done in persons who are having an attack of paralysis.
How is the Test Performed?
Blood (Serum) Potassium Test
What is the blood potassium test?
This test measures the amount of potassium in your blood. Potassium is one of several elements in blood called electrolytes.
Potassium test
Weakness
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a condition in which there are episodes of muscle weakness in people with high levels of thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis).
A potassium test checks how much potassium is in the blood. Potassium is both an electrolyte Opens New Window and a mineral. It helps keep the water (the amount of fluid inside and outside the body's cells) and electrolyte balance of the body.
Potassium test
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CO2
Aldosterone
ACTH
24 hour urinary aldosterone excretion rate
17-ketosteroids
17-hydroxycorticosteroids
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See also:Serum potassium test
Reviewed last on: 8/14/2007
Charles Silberberg, DO, Private Practice specializing in Nephrology, Affiliated with NY Medical College, Division of Nephrology, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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