Go to the emergency room or call emergency services now if you have chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, severe weakness, or palpitations
Stop taking any potassium supplements, salt substitutes, and electrolyte drinks
Avoid high-potassium foods and drinks
Contact your doctor immediately for urgent blood testing and treatment
Take only medications prescribed by your doctor to lower potassium
If instructed by a clinician, use a potassium binder exactly as prescribed
If instructed by a clinician, take a diuretic exactly as prescribed
If instructed by a clinician, receive IV calcium, insulin with glucose, albuterol, or dialysis in a medical setting
Do not try to lower potassium quickly on your own if you have kidney disease, diabetes, or take ACE inhibitors, ARBs, spironolactone, eplerenone, or trimethoprim
Recheck potassium as soon as advised by your clinician