Increased potassium release from cells |
Pseudohyperkalemia |
Metabolic acidosis |
Insulin deficiency, hyperglycemia, and hyperosmolality |
Increased tissue catabolism |
Beta blockers |
Exercise |
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis |
Other |
Overdose of digitalis or related digitalis glycosides |
Red cell transfusion |
Succinylcholine |
Arginine hydrochloride |
Activators of ATP-dependent potassium channels (eg, calcineurin inhibitors, diazoxide, minoxidil, and some volatile anesthetics) |
Reduced urinary potassium excretion |
Reduced aldosterone secretion |
Reduced response to aldosterone |
Reduced distal sodium and water delivery |
Effective arterial blood volume depletion |
Acute and chronic kidney disease |
Other |
Selective impairment in potassium secretion |
Gordon's syndrome |
Ureterojejunostomy |
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