English |
hyperkalemia |
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Attestation |
3
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Part of speech |
Noun
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Grammatical label |
Countable
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Variant |
hyperkalaemia (orthographic variant)
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Definition |
Serum K+ is normally maintained between 3.5 and 5.0 mmol/L. The plasma K+ is approximately 0.5 mmol/L lower with the difference accounted for by K+ release from cellular components. Hyperkalemia is defined as K+ levels more than 5.5 mmol/L in serum A greater than normal concentration of potassium ions in the circulating blood; may be due to tissue destruction, renal failure, and Addison´s disease Hyperkalemia: (noun) : the presence of an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood -- called also hyperpotassemia
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Definition source |
Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology Stedman´s Medical Dictionary http://www.rhinoplasty4you.com/risks_complications.htm
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Context |
Hyperkalemia must be expected with dicreasing diuresis in end-stage renal failure
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Context source |
Artificial Organs (ingl 44)
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Synonym |
hyperpotassemia
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Subject field |
Dialysis
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Sub-field (level 2) |
Acid base & Hydro-electrolytic equilibrium
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Coordinate concept |
Hypokalemia
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it |
Iperkaliemia
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Reliability code |
3
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