Two cases of pseudohyperkalemia that occurred after emergency splenectomy, what goes up, will come down
Pseudohyperkalemia is a spuriously high serum potassium measurement in a patient with no clinical evidence of hyperkalemia. It has been reported to occur in patients with leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. Only a few cases of pseudohyperkalemia have been reported in patients after splenectomy. Two cas...
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Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre,
2011-04-04.
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