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Laura Stone Ellis, MD

Clinical Instructor, Dept of Emergency Medicine

Christiana Care Health System

Nephrology

Management of Hyperkalemia in the ED

8/18/2018 Jonathan Hilton, MD , Laura Stone Ellis, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

Hyperkalemia is generally defined as a potassium level > 5.5 mEq/L and can be further classified as mild (5.6–6.0 mEq/L), moderate (6.1–7.0 mEq/L), and severe (> 7.0 mEq/L). Etiologies frequently seen

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