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 is common among elderly patients and is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality. Patients at highest risk for developing hyperkalemia are those with chronic kidney disease ...

Angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers are used commonly in clinical practice to treat hypertension and decrease cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.

Hyperkalemia is the medical term for high potassium levels. There are often no symptoms of hyperkalemia, but it can be a sign of kidney disease, dehydration, diabetes complications, and many other ...

Hyperkalemia occurs when blood potassium levels rise above 5.0 mmol/L, most commonly due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). This can affect heart and breathing muscles, potentially leading to muscle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although serum potassium monitoring is recommended to reduce the risk of hyperkalemia, only a small percentage of patients taking RAAS inhibitors are monitored. Hyperkalemia diagnosis is often missed ...

Hyperkalemia is a condition where potassium levels in the blood are abnormally high. Anyone can develop it, but certain people, such as those with kidney dysfunction, have an increased risk. Having ...

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 ...