An unusual cause of severe hyperkalemia in a dialysis patient

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 541-543

  Papadogiannakis, Apostolos ^a   Xydakis, Dimitris ^a   Sfakianaki, Maria ^a   Kostakis, Konstantinos ^a   Zouridakis, Antonios ^a  

^a Venizelion General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Fragmentation; Haemolysis; Hyperkalemia; Prosthetic valve

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HAPTOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLUCOSE INFUSION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; AORTIC VALVE; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 34250665032     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000278451.35107.fa     Document Type: Article

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