G_hyperkalemia_web How much do your patients know about the dangers of high potassium levels in the body? They may know that potassium is good for you, or that you need specific levels of it in the ...

senior man_TS_519664464 KDQOL and EuroQol-5D-3L responses show worse quality of life among kidney disease patients who develop hyperkalemia. WASHINGTON—Hyperkalemia reduces the quality of life of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The National Kidney Foundation launched a public education video series about hyperkalemia for patients with ...

Hyperkalemia treatment trends in the ED are varied and inconsistent, depending on potassium levels when patients reach the ED. Although various treatments decreased potassium over 4 hours, only ...

Those with chronic kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension bear an increased burden of hyperkalemia. Untreated hyperkalemia can lead to life-threatening neuromuscular and cardiac ...

A potassium blood test measures the potassium level in your blood to check your general health and diagnose conditions.

A new risk model may help identify which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes are more likely to develop hyperkalemia, granting physicians more confidence in prescribing medications ...

Postoperative hyperkalemia is an important complication of adrenalectomy for aldosterone-producing adenoma. Recently, postoperative hyperkalemia has been found to have a relatively high incidence ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A reduced risk for death may balance out concerns about hyperkalemia when treating heart failure with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a urine albumin-creatinine ratio of at least 3,500 mg/g had high rates of hyperkalemia. High rates ...

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