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By Mayo Clinic staffLow potassium is usually found when your doctor has ordered blood tests to help diagnose a condition you're already experiencing. It's usually not discovered by chance.
Talk to your doctor about what your results mean. You may need to change a medication that's affecting your potassium level, or you may need to treat another medical condition that's causing your low potassium level. Treatment of low potassium is directed at the underlying cause and may include potassium supplements. Don't start taking potassium supplements without talking to your doctor first.
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- Laboratory reference values. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. July 1, 2009.
