The utility of the transtubular potassium gradient in the evaluation of hyperkalemia

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-426

  Choi, Michael J ^a   Ziyadeh, Fuad N ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM;

CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; NOTE; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTUBULAR POTASSIUM GRADIENT; URINE OSMOLALITY;

EID: 40449103486     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2007091017     Document Type: Note

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