[Water-electrolyte and acid-base disorders. III. Hyperkalemia].
1988
L Velásquez-Jones
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006947
Hyperkalemia
Abnormally high potassium concentration in the blood, most often due to defective renal excretion. It is characterized clinically by electrocardiographic abnormalities (elevated T waves and depressed P waves, and eventually by atrial asystole). In severe cases, weakness and flaccid paralysis may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Hyperpotassemia,Hyperkalemias,Hyperpotassemias
D014883
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Disturbances in the body's WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.