Largest Kidney Patient Group Targets High Potassium Threat With Second Annual Awareness Day
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TAMPA, Fla., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest and largest fully independent kidney patient organization in the U.S., hosted its second annual Are You O-K+ campaign for
National High Potassium Awareness Day on
May 1, 2021. This 50-state educational campaign, driven by AAKP Ambassadors at the local level and online, increases awareness of the devastating effects
hyperkalemia) can have on individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). It s estimated that nearly three million people in the U.S. with CKD and/or heart failure are living with high potassium levels.