RT Journal Article
T1 Asymptomatic hyperkalemia as a form of presentation of pseudohypoaldosteronism.
T2 Hiperpotasemia asintomática como forma de presentación de pseudohipoaldosteronismo
A1 Pueyo-Agudo, Eva
A1 Cobreros-Perez, Alvaro
A1 Martinez-Rivera, Veronica
A1 Nieto-Vega, Francisco Antonio
A1 Gonzalez-Gomez, Jose Manuel
A1 Leiva-Gea, Isabel
K1 Potassium
K1 Serum
K1 Age Groups
K1 Hematologic Tests
K1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
AB In the paediatric age group, hyperkalaemia tends to be asymptomatic, so serum potassium levels greater than 5.5 mEq/L should be verified and investigated, as they may be indicative of potentially severe diseases, as occurred in the case presented here.1 The patient was a boy aged 5 years with a personal history of obesity and type 1 diabetes in whom a blood chemistry panel ordered during a check up revealed a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L in absence of other electrolyte abnormalities. A second test confirmed the finding of hyperkalaemia. Previous blood tests have not found abnormal levels of this ion, and the patient had been asymptomatic at all times.
PB Elsevier
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21916
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21916
LA en
NO Pueyo-Agudo E, Cobreros-Pérez Á, Martínez-Rivera V, Nieto-Vega FA, González-Gómez JM, Leiva-Gea I. Asymptomatic hyperkalemia as a form of presentation of pseudohypoaldosteronism. An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2022 Mar;96(3):263-264
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025