Among 1,164 older veterans with a history of kidney stones, 18.3% on chlorthalidone had a recurrent stone after randomization ...

It can also be used to diagnose or monitor diseases in which potassium levels may be abnormally high (hyperkalemia) or abnormally low (hypokalemia). These include conditions like heart failure and ...

It is conjectured that drospirenone, taken alone or concomitantly with spironolactone, may be associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted ...

Levels above this may indicate hyperkalemia, which occurs most often in people with chronic kidney disease. Severe hyperkalemia can be life threatening for people with kidney disease if not ...

Presentations at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 74 th Annual Scientific Session & Expo 2025 include 10 new prespecified subgroup analyses from FINEARTS-HF, the pivotal Phase III ...

In cases of severe hyperkalemia, they might prescribe medication to treat it. Just as potassium levels in the body can get too high, they can also drop too low, which doctors call hypokalemia.

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There is significantly increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and arrhythmia in patients with CKD and hyperkalemia. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and arrhythmia are ...

Normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels generally fall between 0.5 and 5.0 milliunits per liter (mU/L). If your TSH level is higher than 5.0 mU/L it suggests an underactive thyroid, or ...

Hypokalemia (serum potassium levels as low as 1.8 mEq per liter) was documented on numerous occasions. There was no family history of weakness. He was admitted to the National Institute of ...

The following is a summary of “Hyperkalemia is associated with short- and mid-term mortalities in critically ill patients in the MIMIC IV database,” published in the February 2025 issue of Scientific ...