Treatment of Hyperkalemia With a Low-Dose Insulin Protocol Is Effective and Results in Reduced Hypoglycemia

INTRODUCTION: Complications associated with insulin treatment for hyperkalemia are serious and common. We hypothesize that, in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), giving 5 units instead of 10 units of i.v. regular insulin may reduce the risk of causing hypoglycemia when...

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Autores principales: McNicholas, Bairbre A., Pham, Mai H., Carli, Katrina, Chen, Chang Huei, Colobong-Smith, Nancy, Anderson, Arthur Eric, Pham, Hien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29725636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2017.10.009

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