Hyperkalaemia
8 free questions tagged Hyperkalaemia, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 74-year-old man is on day 2 after an emergency Hartmann procedure for perforated diverticulitis. He takes spironolactone and perindopril for heart failure. He…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Pre-internship · common
A 46-year-old labourer is freed after six hours trapped beneath a collapsed brick wall. Both thighs are tense, swollen and tender, and he cannot move his toes.…
Physiology · Foundations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presents with weakness after spironolactone was added to his medicines. His serum potassium is 7.0 mmol/L (3.5–5.2…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old man with diabetic kidney disease takes perindopril and spironolactone. He has a serum potassium concentration of 6.2 mmol/L (3.5–5.2), chloride 11…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease is admitted with pneumonia and has received intravenous fluids, calcium gluconate and insulin with glucose for a s…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 47-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presents with palpitations and proximal muscle weakness. Serum potassium is 6.8 mmol/L, the sample is non-haemolys…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 70-year-old man with diabetic kidney disease takes ramipril and spironolactone. Routine testing shows potassium 6.4 mmol/L, confirmed on a non-haemolysed samp…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 58-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presents with weakness. Serum potassium is 7.1 mmol/L, and the laboratory result has been confirmed on a repeat no…
Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · common
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