Treatment of hyperkalaemia in the emergency department
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The management of hyperkalaemia in the emergency department.
Life threatening hyperkalaemia (> 7.0 mmol/l) is commonly associated with acute renal failure. Moderate hyperkalaemia (6.1-6.9 mmol/l) is also common and well tolerated in patients with chronic renal failure. Renal failure is the most common cause of hyperkalaemia although other causes to consider include drugs (potassium sparing diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors), hyperglycae...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.3.233