Hyperkalemia is an abnormally high level of potassium in the blood. The normal level of serum potassium (potassium in the fluid portion of the blood) is 3.5 to 5.0 mmol/l. When serum potassium is ...

Hyperkalemia, or high potassium, can result from kidney disease, certain medications, alcohol use, and other health conditions. In some instances, it may not present any symptoms. Diagnosis involves a ...

Treatment for hyperkalemia varies according to severity. In acute hyperkalemia, which often results from a particular event, such as trauma, doctors may use dialysis and intravenous medications to ...

A randomized trial in 22 neonatal diarrheic calves shows that small-volume hypertonic sodium bicarbonate and saline infusions ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hyperkalemia is a relatively common transient acute electrolyte abnormality. Due to its propensity to cause ...

Angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers are used commonly in clinical practice to treat hypertension and decrease cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.

The Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES) demonstrated that spironolactone significantly improves outcomes in patients with severe heart failure. Use of angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) ...