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Extreme Hyperkalemia in a Hemodialysis Patient Presenting with Cardiac Arrhythmia

Bezmiâlem Science, 2019
Hyperkalemia is commonly seen in hemodialysis patients and is a potentially life-threatening condition. Serum potassium concentration greater than 10 mEq/L is defined as extreme hyperkalemia.
Ayşe Serra ARTAN, Meltem GÜRSU, Ömer Celal ELÇİOĞLU, Yelda DELİGÖZ BİLDACI, Rümeyza KAZANCIOĞLU   +4 more
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Nebivolol induced hyperkalemia: case report

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2016
In this article, we document a conclusive case of nebivolol-induced hyperkalemia for the first time in the known medical literature. Hyperkalemia is associated with serious conditions such as cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Karmela Altabas, Velimir Altabas, Tonko Gulin   +2 more
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Acute hyperkalemia leading to flaccid paralysis: a review of hyperkalemic manifestations [PDF]

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2015
Hyperkalemia can present with a spectrum of clinical manifestations with progressive EKG changes and life-threatening arrhythmias. Although no formal guidelines exist as to when to initiate treatment for hyperkalemia, it is generally recommended in ...
Paras Karmacharya, Dilli Ram Poudel, Ranjan Pathak, Andrew Rettew, Richard Alweis   +4 more
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Hyperkalemia: Prevalence, Predictors and Emerging Treatments

Cardiology and Therapy, 2022
It is well established that an elevated potassium level (hyperkalemia) is associated with a risk of adverse events including morbidity, mortality and healthcare system cost. Hyperkalemia is commonly encountered in many chronic conditions including kidney
Natasha L. Larivée, Jacob B. Michaud, Keigan M. More, Jo-Anne Wilson, Karthik K. Tennankore   +4 more
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Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 due to novel variants of SCNN1B gene. [PDF]

, 2016
UnlabelledAutosomal recessive pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) is a rare disorder characterized by sodium wasting, failure to thrive, hyperkalemia, hypovolemia and metabolic acidosis.
Abraham, Smita B, Belyavskaya, Elena, Faucz, Fabio R, Lodish, Maya B, Lyssikatos, Charalampos, Nobel, Yael R, Raygada, Margarita, Rivero, Jaydira Del, Stratakis, Constantine A, Zilbermint, Mihail   +9 more
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Hyperkalemia and renin-angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitor therapy in chronic kidney disease: A general practice-based, observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Data on hyperkalemia frequency among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients receiving renin-angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASis) and its impact on subsequent RAASi treatment are limited.
Min Jun, Meg J Jardine, Vlado Perkovic, Quentin Pilard, Laurent Billot, Anthony Rodgers, Kris Rogers, Martin Gallagher   +7 more
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Clinical and Economic Burden of Hyperkalemia: A Nationwide Hospital-Based Cohort Study in JapanPlain-Language Summary

Kidney Medicine, 2020
Rationale & Objective: Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte abnormality of chronic kidney disease and heart failure associated with increased mortality and morbidity. We aimed to assess the long-term economic burden of hyperkalemia.
Eiichiro Kanda, Naoki Kashihara, Shun Kohsaka, Suguru Okami, Toshitaka Yajima   +4 more
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Clinical and electrocardiogram presentations of patients with high serum potassium concentrations within emergency settings: a prospective study

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Elevated potassium level is a common and reversible peri-arrest condition. Diagnosis and management of hyperkalemia in a short time is critical, where electrocardiogram (ECG) alterations might be helpful.
Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Muhannad J. Ababneh, Heba H. Hijazi, Rabah M. Al abdi, Mahmoud M. Aboozour, Fadi A. Alghzawi, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi   +7 more
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Differences in clinicopathologic variables between Borrelia C6 antigen seroreactive and Borrelia C6 seronegative glomerulopathy in dogs. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundRapidly progressive glomerulonephritis has been described in dogs that seroreact to Borrelia burgdorferi, but no studies have compared clinicopathologic differences in Lyme-seroreactive dogs with protein-losing nephropathy (PLN) versus dogs ...
Goldstein RE, Grauer GF, Kalish RA, Levy S, Levy SA, Rolla D, Scorpio DG   +6 more
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Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Hyperkalemia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbance, is commonly encountered in the Emergency Department (ED). However, the frequency of factitious hyperkalemia, an artificially elevated potassium level in hyperkalemic ED ...
Frank-Peter Stephan, Florian N. Riede, Luca Ünlü, Gioele Capoferri, Tito Bosia, Axel Regeniter, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel   +7 more
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