SERUM POTASSIUM PATTERNS IN ANURIA AND OLIGURIA
Authors: J HOPPER, B P O'CONNELL, H R FLUSS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 May 1953SERUM POTASSIUM PATTERNS IN ANURIA AND OLIGURIAJAMES HOPPER JR., BRIAN P. O'CONNELL, HELLA R. FLUSSJAMES HOPPER JR., BRIAN P. O'CONNELL, HELLA R. FLUSSAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-935 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDangerous elevation of serum potassium concentration is most frequently encountered clinically in patients suffering from anuria or oliguria.1, 2, 3In our experience, however, a dangerous rise in serum potassium concentration has been relatively rare. Such an elevation occurred in only six of a group of 15 of our patients with oliguria of three to 17 days' duration. In four of the six patients there were complicating circumstances which we believe were responsible for the high serum potassium levels. 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