Directory of Hyperkalemia Resources

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This category contains information for patients, their families and caregivers, about Hyperkalemia. This is a condition in which potassium moves from the inside of the cells to the outside, increasing levels in the blood.

Hyperkalemia occurs when the kidneys do not excrete potassium effectively due to disease, certain medications, or kidney failure. Elevated potassium levels in the blood can cause the heart to beat abnormally; extremely high levels can cause the heart to stop.

Resources in This Category

• eMedicine: Hyperkalemia

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/766479-overview
  Clinical article by David Garth, MD explains this condition. Includes blood level ranges, causes, common lab tests, and treatment.

• eMedicine: Hyperkalemia

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/240903-overview
  Eleanor Lederer, MD discusses why potassium is essential to life. Includes three mechanisms that increase serum blood levels, risk factors, common symptoms, and medical care.

• Hyperkalemia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkalemia
  Wikipedia article explains what constitutes high potassium levels, signs and symptoms, causes, diagostic methods, and treatment.

• Hyperkalemia

  http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/hyperkalemia/basics/definition/sym-20050776
  Brief Mayo Clinic article explains what it is, the causes, and possible effects on the body.

• Hyperkalemia

  http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p283.html
  Details the disorders and agents that can cause this condition, methods for diagnosis, and medications used in treatment.

• MedicineNet: Hyperkalemia

  http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperkalemia/article.htm
  Explains what it is, how it effects the body, what causes it, how it diagnosed, and what treatments are used.

• NORD: Hyperkalemia

  http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Hyperkalemia
  Abstract discusses what this condition is, how is occurs, and why it can be dangerous.

• Potassium: Hyperkalemia

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001179.htm
  Find information on this disorder of high potassium, its causes, incidence and risk factors.

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