hyperkalemia meaning

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hyperkalemia (noun): higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.

Definition of hyperkalemia

  1. higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs

    Opposite: hypokalemia

    Type of: symptom

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