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Looking at labs and reading about CO2 lead me to this question. How are potassium and CO2 related? I tried looking for this answer but all the ones I found were very scientifically written and I don’t completely understand.

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See your other post about CO2. Potassium is another issues. When the kidneys do not function well, potassium can build up.

Here's more on it.

kidney.org/atoz/content/pot...

davita.com/diet-nutrition/a...

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