Understanding predictors of recurrent hyperkalemia may help health care providers provide a more individualized approach to hyperkalemia management. Hyperkalemia recurrence is more likely in patients ...

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 woman reaching for a prescription bottle in a medicine cabinet Discontinuation of RAAS inhibitors is often the first approach to manage hyperkalemia. Discontinuation of renin–angiotensin-aldosterone ...

In a study, patients who experienced hyperkalemia while on a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitor had the lowest 1-year risk of recurrent hyperkalemia when the medication was discontinued.

Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disorder, especially among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes mellitus, or heart failure. 1–3 Hyperkalemia represents one of the most important ...

When you have too much potassium in your blood, it’s called hyperkalemia. There are two types of hyperkalemia: acute and chronic. Acute hyperkalemia is a sudden, severe rise in blood potassium levels.

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 ...

If you have hyperkalemia -- high levels of potassium -- your treatment will depend on how high your levels have risen, how quickly it happened, and whether you have serious symptoms. Severe ...

Hyperkalemia is a serious, often life threatening complication of diabetes-related kidney disease. This is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances experienced by people with kidney disease, or ...

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Hyperkalemia is when you have too much potassium in your blood. This may negatively affect the muscles that control your heartbeat and breathing. Especially if left unmanaged, or if you have certain ...