Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat

Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat

Pseudohyperkalemia is defined as a reported rise in serum potassium concentration along with a normal effective plasma potassium concentration. We present a case report of a 57-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who presented with an elevation in serum potassium along...

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Main Authors: Ana Rivera De Rosales, Duminda S Siripala, Shirisha Bodana, F Ahmed, Damodar R Kumbala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=2;spage=410;epage=414;aulast=De
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spelling doaj-5531a2260470456aabb5a3aceb8ae82d2020-11-24T23:30:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422017-01-0128241041410.4103/1319-2442.202773Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treatAna Rivera De RosalesDuminda S SiripalaShirisha BodanaF AhmedDamodar R KumbalaPseudohyperkalemia is defined as a reported rise in serum potassium concentration along with a normal effective plasma potassium concentration. We present a case report of a 57-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who presented with an elevation in serum potassium along with a normal plasma potassium concentration. Through an exploration of the literature, we demonstrate that pseudohyperkalemia is an important phenomenon to watch for as it may sometimes lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatment.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=2;spage=410;epage=414;aulast=De
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Duminda S Siripala
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Duminda S Siripala
Shirisha Bodana
F Ahmed
Damodar R Kumbala
Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Duminda S Siripala
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title Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
title_short Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
title_full Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
title_fullStr Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
title_full_unstemmed Pseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treat
title_sort pseudohyperkalemia: look before you treat
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
issn 1319-2442
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Pseudohyperkalemia is defined as a reported rise in serum potassium concentration along with a normal effective plasma potassium concentration. We present a case report of a 57-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who presented with an elevation in serum potassium along with a normal plasma potassium concentration. Through an exploration of the literature, we demonstrate that pseudohyperkalemia is an important phenomenon to watch for as it may sometimes lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatment.
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