The risk of hyperkalemia increases significantly for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and for those who take common medications for heart failure (HF), such as RAAS inhibitors, which can increase potassium in the blood. Hyperkalemia occurs in 23% to 47% of patients with CKD and/or HF, with an estimated 200 million and 38 million people, respectively, living with each condition worldwide. If not treated rapidly, severe hyperkalemia may lead to cardiac arrest and death.
Healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with hyperkalemia would benefit from education on current epidemiologic and clinical trial data surrounding acute and chronic hyperkalemia, in order to develop management strategies that address this electrolyte abnormality in ways that provide the most optimal outcome for affected individuals. This includes identifying those at risk for developing hyperkalemia as well as employing evidenced-based therapies that have been shown to improve outcomes in persons with CKD, HF, hypertension (HTN), and/or diabetes mellitus (DM). Benefits of multidisciplinary transitional strategies will also be discussed in this activity.
Bruce S. Spinowitz, MD
Associate Director, Nephrology
Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Queens
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Flushing, New York
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Bruce S. Spinowitz, MD
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