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What would happen to a patient hospitalized for cadiac problems who was mistakenly infused with potassium-enhanced intravenous solution meant for another patient?
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Usually nothing bad would happen. Most people can regulate potassium well enough to take a large load of extra potassium without ill effect. If the person had kidney problems or for some other problems regulating potassium it could lead to high levels which can cause abnormal heart rhythms and even (rarely) death.
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