Member of the 1000 Post Club sal Posted July 22, 2011 Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I just saw that on Untold Stories of the E/R and I thought it could save somebody's life. A lot of you may already know that but a lot don't. So there. I'm sure that isn't the only indicator but it's a start. I can't remember the symbols for them, but I think K1 is Potassium if you want to check lab reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts aautomo884 Posted July 22, 2011 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 NA reduces potassium, so if your sodium drops then Potassium will rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club sal Posted July 22, 2011 Author Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Well, they said they kept seeing the low sodium and high potassium and that was their only clue. His father had had an adrenal crisis from steroids so that's how he became familiar with it. Had it not been for that, she probably would've died before they could figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts betseebee Posted July 24, 2011 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 I had SIADH + adrenal insufficiency after my second surgery. My E.R. blood work showed low sodium and low potassium. I wonder if the SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone) causes the potassium to be low instead of high in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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