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Hyperkalemia due to Medications
Aka: Hyperkalemia due to Medications, Medication Causes of Elevated Serum Potassium, Drug-induced Hyperkalemia
- See Also
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperkalemia Causes
- Causes: Medications causing Hyperkalemia
- ACE Inhibitors
- Amiloride
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB)
- Antifungals (Ketoconazole, Fluconazole, Itraconazole)
- Beta Blockers
- Cyclosporine
- Digoxin
- Eplerenone
- Fluorosis
- Heparin
- Hypertonic Infusions (Mannitol, Glucose)
- NSAIDs
- Penicillin G (high dose)
- Pentamidine
- Spironolactone
- Succinylcholine
- Tacrolimus
- Transfusions of pRBC
- Triamterene
- Trimethoprim (decreases urinary excretion of Potassium)
- Do not combine with ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Spironolactone
- Higher risk with age >65 years, Renal Insufficiency, Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure
- Fralick (2014) BMJ 349:g6196 +PMID:25359996 [PubMed]
- Yasmin (Spironolactone-like effect)
- Causes: Herbal supplements that may increase Potassium
- Alfalfa
- Amino Acids (Aminocaproic acid, Arginine, Lysine)
- Dandelion
- Dried toad skin
- Hawthorne Berry
- Horsetail
- Liliy of the Valley
- Milkweed
- Nettle
- Noni Juice
- Siberian Ginseng
- Causes: Excessive Potassium intake
- See Potassium Supplementation
- Salt Substitute (e.g. Mrs. DASH)
- Fruits (Bananas, melons, orange juice)
- References
- Perazella (2000) Am J Med 109:307-14 [PubMed]