CORRELATION OF SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE(STAGE IV &V)-AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Authors

  • DR.RATHIROOPAVATHY Post GraduateDepartment of Biochemistry Shree Balaji Medical College & Hospital,Bharat university chrompet,Chennai,India.
  • DR. A.J.MANJULA DEVI Prof &HODDepartment of Biochemistry Shree Balaji Medical College & Hospital,Bharat university chrompet,Chennai,India.
  • DR. KALAI SELVI.V Professor, Department of Biochemistry Shree Balaji Medical College & Hospital,Bharat university chrompet,Chennai,India.

Keywords:

Chronic kidney disease; hyperkalemia; glomerular filtration rate mortality.

Abstract

Hyperkalemia with Chronic kidney disease(CKD) has possible implications  for associated adverse cardiac outcomes. The present study was planned to evaluate the serum potassium levels and correlate them with glomerular filtration rate(GFR) in patients of CKD.The occurrence of hyperkalemia increase with CKD and increase the odds of mortality. 

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30.06.2014

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DR.RATHIROOPAVATHY, DR. A.J.MANJULA DEVI, & DR. KALAI SELVI.V. (2014). CORRELATION OF SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE(STAGE IV &V)-AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(2), 667–673. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3586

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Volume 5, Issue 2, 2014

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