Severe hyperkalaemia with prescription of potassium-retaining agents in an elderly patient

N Z Med J. 2003 Aug 8;116(1179):U542.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / pharmacology*
  • Diet, Sodium-Restricted
  • Diuretics / pharmacology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Humans
  • Hyperkalemia / chemically induced*
  • Male

Substances

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
  • Diuretics