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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The exact prevalence of hyperkalemia is unknown. It changes between inpatient and outpatient cases. In one study in USA, the prevalence was 1.57.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- 11000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients and 1000 to 2000 per 100,000 of outpatients suffer from hyperkalemia.[2]
Gender
- Hypekalemia occurs more in females compared to males.[3]
Past medical history
- Hyperkalemia occurs more in patients with a history of renal diseases and diabetes mellitus.[3]
Race =
- African American have higher chances of developing hyperkalemia compared to non-African-Americans.[4]
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References
- ↑ Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMC 5922622. PMID 10.1080/03007995.2018.1433141 · 10.1080/03007995.2018.1433141 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ "Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia - - American Family Physician".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology".
- ↑ Chen, Yan; Sang, Yingying; Ballew, Shoshana H.; Tin, Adrienne; Chang, Alex R.; Matsushita, Kunihiro; Coresh, Josef; Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar; Molnar, Miklos Z.; Grams, Morgan E. (2017). "Race, Serum Potassium, and Associations With ESRD and Mortality". American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 70 (2): 244–251. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.01.044. ISSN 0272-6386.