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Pearls on Intensive Care Medicine Practice - Project "Critical Care A Day"
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Q;
What is the mechanism of action, causing Hyperkalemia with Heparin therapy?
Answer:
5 to 10% of patients receiving heparin develops hyperkalemia
.
It
is the result of heparin-induced aldosterone suppression.
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