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Hyperkalemia Assessments Journal Club Potassium

Unexplained hyperkalemia? Have you checked out their platelets?

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

In today’s post I am reviewing three case study that explored pseudohyperkalemia for people living with thrombocytosis.  What is pseudohyperkalemia? According to the article, pseudohyperkalemia

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium

What maintains potassium balance?

June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Love all things potassium? Me too! So today I am writing a bit more about the nitty gritty for potassium. This post is a summary

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

When do blood glucose levels start to impact K?

June 8, 2024June 8, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This is part two of a question that was emailed to me. The questions were about how different factors impact the movement of potassium inside

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

When do CO2 levels impact K?

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This question was emailed to me a little while ago. Its a tough one, but a good one! How are CO2 and K related? According

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

How do ostomies impact serum potassium levels?

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Given that constipation is known to contribute to hyperkalemia risk and many ostomies are associated with increased fecal volume, the most well-known impact is hypokalemia.

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

Do I really need to call my patient with a K of 5.2mmol/L?

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

It’s fat stack Friday. Unfortunately in healthcare, that means I am not talking about a fat stack of pancakes. Fat stack Friday for dietitians means

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Journal Club Potassium RD Q&A

The Hyperkalemia Dilemma: Can fruits and vegetables pose a risk?

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

If you know me, then you know that I my goal is to get bananas off the potassium handout. And by that I mean, I

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

Should we consider potassium:fibre ratios?

December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I received this question from a colleague of mine who was wondering if we should start including potassium:fibre ratios. There have been a few studies

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Phosphorus Potassium RD Q&A

How does a baking powder substitute change the mineral content of baking?

December 14, 2023December 12, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Not too long ago, I was asking a question about the phosphorus content of baking powder. I did some math to calculate the phosphorus content

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium

What’s worse for my patients – hyperkalemia or stopping RAASi therapy?

December 6, 2023December 3, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

In my new hyperkalemia assessment checklists there is a section that reviews medications associated with hyperkalemia. One of the medication classes frequently associated with hyperkalemia

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