Potassium - urine : Normal Values & Results (Urine potassium)

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Potassium - urine

Alternate Names : Urine potassium

Normal Values

The usual range for a person on a regular diet is 25 to 120 milliequivalents per liter per day. However, lower or higher urinary levels may occur depending on dietary potassium intake and the relative amount of potassium in the body.

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What do Abnormal Results Mean?

Higher than normal urine potassium levels may be due to:

Acute tubular necrosis
Cushing syndrome (rare)
Diabetic acidosis and other forms of metabolic acidosis
Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
Low magnesium levels
Hyperaldosteronism (very rare)
Vomiting

Low urine potassium levels may be due to the use of glucocorticoids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.

Too much or too little potassium in the diet may also affect test results.

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Review Date : 8/7/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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