Hyperkalemia, or high potassium, can result from kidney disease, certain medications, alcohol use, and other health conditions. In some instances, it may not present any symptoms. Diagnosis involves a ...

Quickly normalizing serum potassium levels in hyperkalemic patients visiting the emergency department (ER) might reduce their death risk, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published ...

Ambulance use is more than 20-fold higher among the dialysis than general population, according to investigators. Emergency department hyperkalemia in the hemodialysis (HD) population can be predicted ...

QRS interval widening appears to be highly specific for the diagnosis of hyperkalemia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. ECG changes, in general, have poor sensitivities for hyperkalemia in ...

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 ...

In a study, 74% of patients with iatrogenic hypoglycemia following insulin administration received the drug for hyperkalemia. Insulin administration to treat hyperkalemia is the most frequent ...