A study of tubular potassium secretory capacity in older patients with hyperkalaemia

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-155

  Mc Greevy, C ^a,c   Horan, J ^a   Jones, D ^a   Biswas, K ^a   O'Meara, Y M ^b   Mulkerrin, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Addison Park   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hyperkalaemia; Trans tubular potassium gradient

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; POTASSIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE EXCRETION; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 38949109578     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982569     Document Type: Article

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