A New Perspective to Longstanding Challenges with Outpatient Hyperkalemia: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Outpatient hyperkalemia is a common problem with potentially deadly consequences. Potassium level thresholds to treat outpatient hyperkalemia are unstandardized and variable, leaving health care providers to rely on their own clinical judgment. This narrative review highlights the challenges of outpatient hyperkalemia management and includes recommendations for future studies that may standardize treatment, improve patient outcomes, and optimize health care utilization.

Sources of information

PubMed, Google Scholar, and the reference lists of identified articles were used to include English, peer-reviewed studies and guidelines for this review.

Methods

This narrative review examines outpatient hyperkalemia from both a laboratory and clinical perspect

SUBMITTER: Chiu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841831 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature