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Hyperkalemia
Alternate Names : High Potassium, Potassium - High
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Hyperkalemia Diagnosis & Tests
- The pulse may be slow or irregular.
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Serum potassium is high.
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ECG may show potentially lethal arrhythmias:
- Bradycardia that progressively slows.
- Heart block that may become complete heart block.
- Ventricular fibrillation.
- ECG may show changes indicative of hyperkalemia.
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• Definition
• Hyperkalemia Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Hyperkalemia Symptoms & Signs
• Hyperkalemia Prevention
• Hyperkalemia Diagnosis & Tests
• Hyperkalemia Treatment
• Hyperkalemia Prognosis
• Hyperkalemia Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Acidosis
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Addison's Disease
• Alcoholism
• Arrhythmias
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Glomerulonephritis
• Lupus Nephritis
• Obstructive Uropathy
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Transplant Rejection
Tests & Exams
• Aldosterone
• Dialysis
• ECG
• Potassium Test
• Pulse
Surgery & Procedures
• Kidney Transplant
Other Topics
• Acute
• Breathing - Slowed or Stopped
• Breathing Difficulty
• Burns
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Enzyme
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Heartbeat Sensations
• Intravenous
• Metabolism
• Muscle Cramps
• Weakness
Review Date : 1/19/2002
Reviewed By : Andrew Koren, M.D., Department of Nephrology, NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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