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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Did you know that potassium is my favourite mineral? Or that I describe bananas as my spirit fruit? And that I can barely walk by
In my new hyperkalemia assessment checklist, one of the first assessment pieces is to look at the last three potassium values. There is an interpretation
Ever wonder if the high potassium value you are getting from the lab report is correct? Especially when it seems totally outside of your patient’s
Mel from BC asks: Why does “tac” (tacrolimus) cause hyperkalemia? Do other medications in this family also cause hyperkalemia? My response “Tac”, or tacrolimus is