Meeting
Abstract Number: 66
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Hyperkalemia (HK; serum K+ ≥5.0mEq/L) is a common electrolyte imbalance, associated with an increase in all-cause mortality and hospitalization. Moderate to severe HK (K + levels ≥5.5mEq/L) is often managed in the emergency department or hospital, where available treatment options include methods to temporarily lower K+ (e.g., insulin-glucose and beta 2 agonists), use […]