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Descriptor English: | Hyperkalemia | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Hiperpotasemia
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Hiperpotassemia | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Hyperkaliémie | ||||||
Tree number(s): |
C18.452.950.396 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006947 | ||||||
Scope note: | Abnormally high potassium concentration in the blood, most often due to defective renal excretion. It is characterized clinically by electrocardiographic abnormalities (elevated T waves and depressed P waves, and eventually by atrial asystole). In severe cases, weakness and flaccid paralysis may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
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Annotation: | high blood potassium levels; do not confuse with HYPOKALEMIA |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL sang CF liquide cérébrospinal CI induit chimiquement CL classification CN congénital CO complications DG imagerie diagnostique DH diétothérapie DI diagnostic DT traitement médicamenteux EC économie EH ethnologie EM embryologie EN enzymologie EP épidémiologie ET étiologie GE génétique HI histoire IM immunologie ME métabolisme MI microbiologie MO mortalité NU soins infirmiers PA anatomopathologie PC prévention et contrôle PP physiopathologie PS parasitologie PX psychologie RH rééducation et réadaptation RT radiothérapie SU chirurgie TH thérapie UR urine VE médecine vétérinaire VI virologie |
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Related: |
Paralysie périodique hyperkaliémique
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DeCS ID: | 7128 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D006947 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 1999/11/08 |
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