Hyperkalaemia is potentially a life-threatening medical condition characterized by higher-than-normal potassium in the blood. It can result in cardiac arrhythmias which is a serious heart problem and subsequently can lead to a sudden death. Impaired kidney function, such as chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury, can hinder the proper excretion of potassium, leading to its accumulation in the blood. The prevalence of hyperkalemia in the United States is reported to be 1.55% for the normal population and 6.35% for kidney disease patients. Hyperkalaemia can be too problematic for people with kidney diseases. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease ranges between 2% and 7% in Uganda. The majority of the CKD patients in Uganda are presented late with advanced symptoms such as hyperkalemia. However, a study done by Dorsthorst has found out that it’s not only renal-impaired patients who are at the risk of becoming hyperkalemic after deviant consumption of potassium-rich foods, but the healthy humans with normally functioning kidneys are as well at risk. The study also alludes that the severity of hyperkalemia in patients with kidney disease or with normal kidney functionality doe
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