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Hyperkalemia screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jogeet Singh Sekhon

Overview

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for hyperkalemia. However potassium levels are routinely monitored in patients with chronic kidney diseases

Screening

Screening

References

References

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