Management of hyperkalemia at the emergency service of a general hospital

Authors

  • Percy Herrera Añazco Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Nacional 2 de Mayo, Lima, Perú
  • Melisa Palacios Guillén Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión, Callao, Perú
  • David Chipayo Gonzales Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Nacional 2 de Mayo, Lima, Perú
  • Marievelyn Barrenechea Gómez Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú
  • Manuela Silveira Chau Clínica Internacional, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v75i2.8392

Abstract

Hyperkalemia (HK) is a common and potentially fatal emergency services (1) pathology. As a result, timely and appropriate care, the same as in the context of a structure of limited attention by cumbersome bureaucratic processes and overcrowding emergency services-as presented in the hospitals of the Ministry of Health (MOH) is required - can translate into delayed diagnosis and initiation of therapy as well as in poor therapeutic indications with complications resulting in patient death (2).

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2014-06-16

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Vol. 75 No. 2 (2014)

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Copyright (c) 2014 Percy Herrera Añazco, Melisa Palacios Guillén, David Chipayo Gonzales, Marievelyn Barrenechea Gómez, Manuela Silveira Chau

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Herrera Añazco P, Palacios Guillén M, Chipayo Gonzales D, Barrenechea Gómez M, Silveira Chau M. Management of hyperkalemia at the emergency service of a general hospital. An Fac med [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];75(2):201-2. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/8392