"Hyperkalemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormally high potassium concentration in the blood, most often due to defective renal excretion. It is characterized clinically by electrocardiographic abnormalities (elevated T waves and depressed P waves, and eventually by atrial asystole). In severe cases, weakness and flaccid paralysis may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006947
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.950.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyperkalemia- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperkalemias
- Hyperpotassemia
- Hyperpotassemias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperkalemia" by people in Profiles.
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Pollack CV, Agiro A, Mu F, Cook EE, Lemus Wirtz E, Young JA, Betts KA, Brahmbhatt YG. Impact on hospitalizations of long-term versus short-term therapy with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate during routine outpatient care of patients with hyperkalemia: the recognize I study. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2023 Feb; 23(2):241-250.
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Drumheller BC, Tuffy E, Gibney F, Stallard S, Siewers C, Korvek S. Severe bradycardia from severe hyperkalemia: Patient characteristics, outcomes and factors associated with hemodynamic support. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 05; 55:117-125.
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Querfeld C, Kuzel TM, Kim YH, Porcu P, Duvic M, Musiek A, Rook AH, Mark LA, Pinter-Brown L, Hamid O, Lin B, Bian Y, Boye M, Day JM, Rosen ST. Multicenter phase II trial of enzastaurin in patients with relapsed or refractory advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2011 Aug; 52(8):1474-80.
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Rodriguez MA, Helms E, Shubert J, Pavri BB. Pacemaker malfunction induced by a pharmaco-metabolic "perfect storm": a brief report. J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jan; 51(1):107-9.
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Levitan R. Safety of succinylcholine in myasthenia gravis. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Feb; 45(2):225-6.