Hyperkalemia
"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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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperkalemia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Fenu EM, O'Neill SS, Insuasti-Beltran G, Pettenati MJ, Giffen M, Harrison WT. Sudden Unexpected Death in a Child From Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2021 Jun 01; 42(2):174-177.
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Adelmann D, Olmos A, Liu LL, Feiner JR, Roll GR, Burdine L, Tavakol M, Syed S, Orandi BJ, Niemann CU. Intraoperative Management of Liver Transplant Patients Without the Routine Use of Renal Replacement Therapy. Transplantation. 2018 05; 102(5):e229-e235.