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Hyperkalemia

Pseudohyperkalemia

Tourniquet use
Hemolysis ( in vitro)
Leukocytosis, thrombocytosis

Intracellular-to-Extracellular K ⁺   Shift

Acidosis
Heavy exercise
Beta-blocking agents
Insulin deficiency
Digitalis intoxication
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Succinylcholine

K ⁺   Load (Especially in Presence of Renal Insufficiency)

K ⁺   supplements
K ⁺-rich foods
K ⁺-containing salt substitute
Intravenous K ⁺

K ⁺-containing drugs (e.g., potassium penicillin)
Transfusion of aged blood
Hemolysis
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Cell destruction postchemotherapy (especially with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma)
Rhabdomyolysis or crush injury
Extensive tissue necrosis or catabolism

Decreased K ⁺   Excretion

Renal failure (acute or chronic)
Drugs
   K ⁺-sparing diuretics (spironolactone, triamterene, amiloride)
   Beta-blocking agents
   Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
   Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
   Trimethoprim
   Pentamidine
Aldosterone deficiency (see 6-F, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Type IV)
Selective defect in renal K ⁺   excretion
   Pseudohypoaldosteronism
   Lupus erythematosus
   Sickle cell disease
   Obstructive uropathy
   Renal transplantation
   Congenital

References

1. Rose, p. 823. See Bibliography, 3.
2. Peterson LN, Levi M: Disorders of Potassium Metabolism, p. 192. See Bibliography, 4.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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