Thank you. I have wondered about potassium supplements a lot. I used to do a lot of hospital and ED follow ups and tried to figure out how and when I could get them off potassium supplements, as I am always trying to reduce med lists if possible. I have tried Rubicon consults and gotten different responses. A few times I have reduced the dose or stopped it and checked a BMP a few weeks later and it was always in normal range. I have seen potassium hang around in other charts for years and if I finally tracked it down it was usually started in one random ED or hospital visit and never questioned again. Fascinating that it might have all had to do with the stress of what brought them into the ED in the first place.
Thank you. I have wondered about potassium supplements a lot. I used to do a lot of hospital and ED follow ups and tried to figure out how and when I could get them off potassium supplements, as I am always trying to reduce med lists if possible. I have tried Rubicon consults and gotten different responses. A few times I have reduced the dose or stopped it and checked a BMP a few weeks later and it was always in normal range. I have seen potassium hang around in other charts for years and if I finally tracked it down it was usually started in one random ED or hospital visit and never questioned again. Fascinating that it might have all had to do with the stress of what brought them into the ED in the first place.
Good to know, thank you!