A new risk model may help identify which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes are more likely to develop hyperkalemia, granting physicians more confidence in prescribing medications ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the kidneys. Hyperkalemia refers to high levels of potassium in the blood. Damage to the kidneys can result in hyperkalemia. Diabetic ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a urine albumin-creatinine ratio of at least 3,500 mg/g had high rates of hyperkalemia. High rates ...

G_hyperkalemia_web How much do your patients know about the dangers of high potassium levels in the body? They may know that potassium is good for you, or that you need specific levels of it in the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A reduced risk for death may balance out concerns about hyperkalemia when treating heart failure with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists ...

Hyperkalemia, an electrolyte disorder associated with kidney dysfunction, is relatively common among emergency department (ED) patients and can be life threatening, predominantly due to cardiac ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 38 patients had hyperkalemia before dialysis, researchers found. A daily intake of greater than 15.33 g ...

"Patients who experience hyperkalemia while on RAAS inhibitor therapy may benefit from intensification of other evidence-based preventative measures against adverse cardiorenal outcomes, such as lipid ...