Open AccessPseudohyperkalemia caused by essential thrombocythemia in a patient with chronic renal failure: A case report
Author(s) -
Yi Guo,
Hongchun Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5432
Subject(s) - hyperkalemia , medicine , hemodialysis , essential thrombocythemia , renal function , gastroenterology , surgery , platelet
Hyperkalemia is one of the most common complications of chronic renal failure. Pseudohyperkalemia is caused by elevated levels of serum potassium in vitro and is usually accompanied by thrombocythemia. Although an elevated level of potassium is typically correlated with impaired renal function, pseudo-hyperkalemia has been rarely reported in patients with chronic renal failure. Here, we conducted a review of the literature to study the case of pseudo-hyperkalemia caused by the essential thrombocythemia in a patient with chronic renal failure.