View source for The patient has hyperkalemia requiring a conservative management

==The patient does not have a life threatening hyperkalemia, and can be managed conservatively as follows==
===Restrict exogenous potassium intake.===
===Stop any medication that can cause or worsen hyperkalemia.===
* [[Amiloride]]
* [[ACEI]]
* [[Amino acids]]
* [[ARB]]
* [[Azole]]
* [[Cyclosporine]]
* [[Digoxin]]
* [[Heparin]]
* [[NSAID]]
* [[Spironolactone]]
* [[Succinylcholine]]
* [[Tacrolimus]]
* [[Triamterene]]
* [[Trimethoprim]]
* [[Pentamidine]]
===Search for a possible etiology.===

====Life-Threatening Causes====
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

* [[Acute renal failure]]
* [[Adrenal insufficiency]]
* [[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
* [[Calcium chloride|Large IV doses of calcium chloride]] or [[calcium gluconate]]
* [[Hemolysis|Massive hemolysis]]
* [[Metabolic acidosis]]
* [[Necrosis|Rapid tissue necrosis]]
* [[Rhabdomyolysis]]
* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]]

====Common Causes====
* Pseudohyperkalemia
*[[Renal insufficiency]]
*[[Adrenal insufficiency]]
* [[Medications]]: [[ACE inhibitor|ACE inhibitors]], [[angiotensin II receptor antagonist|angiotensin receptor blockers]], [[amiloride]], [[spironolactone]], [[NSAIDS]], [[ciclosporin]], [[tacrolimus]], [[trimethoprim]], [[pentamidine]], [[succinylcholine]]
*[[RTA#Type 4 RTA (Hypoaldosteronism)|Renal tubular acidosis type 4]]
*[[Iatrogenic]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]