Serum potassium levels prior to an acute hyperkalemia episode do not predict mortality, but following this episode, progression from normokalemia to hyperkalemia is significantly associated with an ...

Hyponatremia at Hemodialysis Initiation Increases Death Risk Investigators report a low incidence of hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia after a single dose of patiromer monotherapy. Patiromer monotherapy ...

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 ...

Four distinct factors—malnutrition, inflammation, acidosis, and hyperkalemia—were recently assessed in more than 1500 patients with community-acquired AKI. Among these patients with mild-to-moderate ...

Study findings suggest NSAIDs may be a risk factor for acute kidney injury and hyperkalemia in patients with diabetes. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may increase the short-term ...

Credit: Getty Images. The risk for hyperkalemia was highest with use of steroidal MRAs in combination with other RAASi. In patients with diabetic kidney disease, use of 2 classes of ...