| The safety of low-potassium dialysis. | |
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PMID: 21166879 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Patients with kidney failure depend on dialysis to maintain neutral potassium balance. The amount of potassium removed during a hemodialysis treatment is inversely proportional to the potassium concentration in the dialysis bath. Nephrologists adjust the dialysis bath potassium to account for individual variation in potassium intake among their patients. This management strategy is remarkably successful, because most patients on maintenance hemodialysis have a normal predialysis serum potassium concentration. But the serum potassium concentration of patients on maintenance hemodialysis is not constant over time; it follows a sawtooth pattern. It is this instability--especially the acute fall during dialysis--that has concerned nephrologists for decades, particularly in view of the crucial role of potassium in cardiac electrophysiology. This concern is amplified by the extraordinarily high rate of sudden death among patients on maintenance hemodialysis. In this paper, we review the safety of low-potassium dialysis and make recommendations for managing patients whose serum potassium concentration falls outside the target range. |
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Authors:
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Lawrence S Weisberg; Jean-Sebastien Rachoin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2010-12-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in dialysis Volume: 23 ISSN: 1525-139X ISO Abbreviation: Semin Dial Publication Date: 2010 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-23 Completed Date: 2011-05-17 Revised Date: 2011-06-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8911629 Medline TA: Semin Dial Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 556-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Nephrology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA. Weisberg-Larry@CooperHealth.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Dialysis Solutions
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pharmacokinetics* Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood, therapy* Potassium / pharmacokinetics* Renal Dialysis / methods* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Dialysis Solutions; 7440-09-7/Potassium |
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