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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jogeet Singh Sekhon
Overview
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with hyperkalemia.However depending on the cause of hyperkalemia ultrasound findings of the particular cause might be present.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Renal causes
In chronic kidney diseases USG findings [1] [2] are;
- reduced renal cortical thickness <6 mm 6
- more reliable than length 7
- reduced renal length
- increased renal cortical echogenicity
- poor visibility of the renal pyramids and the renal sinus
- marginal irregularities
- papillary calcifications
- cysts (see also: acquired cystic kidney disease)
References
- ↑ El-Reshaid W, Abdul-Fattah H (2014). "Sonographic assessment of renal size in healthy adults". Med Princ Pract. 23 (5): 432–6. doi:10.1159/000364876. PMC 5586921. PMID 25060323.
- ↑ Beland MD, Walle NL, Machan JT, Cronan JJ (2010). "Renal cortical thickness measured at ultrasound: is it better than renal length as an indicator of renal function in chronic kidney disease?". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 195 (2): W146–9. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.4104. PMID 20651174.