Hyperkalaemia and haemodialysis patients: Electrocardiographic changes

Journal of Renal Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 124-129

  Cobo Sánchez, José Luis ^a   Alconero Camarero, Ana Rosa ^b   Casaus Pérez, María ^a   Maza Sota, Ma Ángeles ^a   Villa Llamazares, C ^a   Higuera Roldán, Carmen ^a   Menezo Viadero, Raquel ^a   Alonso Nates, Rosa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrocardiogram; Haemodialysis; Hyperkalaemia; Nursing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CALCIUM; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SODIUM; UREA;

EID: 34548207134     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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