Early recognition of reverse pseudohyperkalemia in heparin plasma samples during leukemic hyperleukocytosis can prevent iatrogenic hypokalemia

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1700-1702

  Garwicz, Daniel ^a,b   Karlman, Mattias ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Hyperkalemia; Hyperleukocytosis; Plasma; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DALTEPARIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE; HEPARIN; MEPREDNISONE; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRIFUGATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE PSEUDOHYPERKALEMIA;

AGED; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; PLASMA; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84870710849     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.07.104     Document Type: Article

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