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hyperkalemia
hy·per·ka·le·mi·a [ hahy-per-kuh-lee-mee-uh ]
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Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Definitions related to hyperkalemia:
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Abnormally high level of potassium in the blood.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An abnormally increased potassium concentration in the blood.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate an elevation in the concentration of potassium in the blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Hyperkalemia is a serum potassium concentration > 5.5 mEq/L (> 5.5 mmol/L), usually resulting from decreased renal potassium excretion or abnormal movement of potassium out of cells. There are usually several simultaneous contributing factors, including increased potassium intake, drugs that impair renal potassium excretion, and acute...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Hyperkalemia is defined as a serum potassium concentration higher than the upper limit of the normal range; the range in infants and children is age-dependent, whereas the range for adults is approximately 3.5-5.WebMD, 2019
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