Concept information
Preferred term
Hyperkalemia
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Hyperpotassemia
- Hyperpotassemias
Note
- high blood potassium levels; do not confuse with HYPOKALEMIA
Scope note
- 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)
In other languages
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Finnish
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abundantia kalii
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hyperkalaemia
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hyperkalemi
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kalium-(K)-överskott
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veren kaliumin runsaus
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veren kaliumin ylimäärä
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veren kaliumrunsaus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006947
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