Hyperkalemia in the emergency department: Etiology, symptoms and outcome of a life threatening electrolyte disorder

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Pfortmüller, Carmen Andrea ^a   Leichtle, Alexander Benedikt ^a   Fiedler, Georg Martin ^a   Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Konstantinos ^a   Lindner, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrolyte disorders; Emergency; Hyperkalemia; Potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREVALENCE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 84879089447     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.02.010     Document Type: Letter

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