• Title of article

    Hyperkalemia Revisite

  • Author/Authors

    Almukdad, Hashem King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Nephrology Department, Saudi Arabia

  • From page
    577
  • To page
    584
  • Abstract
    Hyperakalemia is a common clinical and po­tentially life threatening metabolic problem that can induce deadly cardiac arrhythmias. It is caused by inability of the kidney to excrete potassium and/or impairment of the mecha­nisms that shift potassium from the circulation into the cells.
  • Keywords
    Electro , chemical gradients , Electrophysiology , Electrocardiography , Calcium exchange resins , Hyperkalemia , Calcium gluconate
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
  • Record number

    2674067