A case of pseudohyperkalemia in a patient presenting with leucocytosis and high potassium level: a Case Report

Pseudohyperkalemia can appear in a variety of settings and should be recognized early. Treatment of pseudohyperkalemia can lead to an inappropriate decrease of actual serum potassium levels which may lead to life threatening conditions. In the case presented, an 81-year-old male presented with massi...

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Autores principales: Kim, Alice, Biteman, Benjamin, Malik, Umer F, Siddique, Shahzad, Martin, Mersadies R, Ali, Syed A, Maboud, Nadeem, Raja, Sabiya, Zachry, Alison, Mahmoud, Ahmed
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-3-73
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Sumario:Pseudohyperkalemia can appear in a variety of settings and should be recognized early. Treatment of pseudohyperkalemia can lead to an inappropriate decrease of actual serum potassium levels which may lead to life threatening conditions. In the case presented, an 81-year-old male presented with massive leucocytosis and an extremely elevated potassium level. This case report emphasizes the importance of recognizing pseudohyperkalemia in a patient with a severely increased potassium and WBC level; such patients may be clinically asymptomatic or may have a normal ECG.

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