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Knowing potassium levels is the first step to investigating the cause of high potassium. Less than 3.5 mg/dL is low. Between 3.5 to 5.5 mg/dL is safe. 5.6 to 6.0 mg/dL is high and unsafe.
Potassium is a necessary ingredient in the human body. It is imperative for the proper functioning of nerve and muscle cells. Potassium comes from foods such as bananas, apricots and dairy products. The kidneys maintain the correct level of potassium by regulating what is present in the body and rejecting the excess through the urine. The metabolic disorder known as hypokalemia is a disease in which potassium levels in the blood stream drop below normal.