Hyperkalaemia in the elderly
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Hyperkalaemia.
Hyperkalaemia is defined as serum potassium concentration greater than 5.5 mmol/l. Its prevalence in the general population is unknown, but it is thought to occur in 1-10% of patients admitted to hospital.1 The rate of morbidity and mortality associated with hyperkalaemia has risen greatly with the use of drugs that target the renin-angiotensin system, and since publication 10 years ago of a ra...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.11.726a