Why are potassium level taken contained by hospital formerly operation?
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high or low potassium levels can affect yr heart
totally high potassium levels can effect the heart and cause crucial problems or death.
The hospital runs a battery of routine blood test before any operation that will require general anaesthetic.
The routine blood test will include kidney function, liver function and your blood count, in writ to make sure that you are in general polite health to go 'under' anaesthetic without any problem.
Potassium even is included in the kidney function test.
The usual range is between 3.5 to 5. You can walk slightly low or high without any problem.
But as the other mentioned, if it's too low or too high your heart may turn into a funny rhythm.
All blood test results are looked at by doctors so I'm sure they will let you know if there is any concern
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