Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department

Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department

Introduction: Hyperkalemia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbance, is commonly encountered in the Emergency Department (ED). However, the frequency of factitious hyperkalemia, an artificially elevated potassium level in hyperkalemic ED patients, is unknown. This study aims to detect...

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Main Authors:	Frank-Peter Stephan, Florian N. Riede, Luca Ünlü, Gioele Capoferri, Tito Bosia, Axel Regeniter, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2024-11-01
Series:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:	https://escholarship.org/uc/item/01m613gh
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