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Hyperkalemia

This may be related to an increase in total body potassium or the excess release of potassium from the cells into the bloodstream.The kidneys normally remove excess potassium from the body. Therefore, most cases of hyperkalemia are caused by disor...

Source:ADAM

Date:November 12, 2007

Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia can occur from a variety of causes, including the consumption of too much of a potassium salt; the failure of the kidneys to normally excrete potassium ions into the urine; the leakage of potassium from cells and tissues into the bloo...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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