Pseudohyperkalemia caused by fist clenching during phlebotomy

N Engl J Med. 1990 May 3;322(18):1290-2. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199005033221806.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bloodletting* / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hand / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hyperkalemia / diagnosis*
  • Lactates / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Potassium / blood*
  • Tourniquets

Substances

  • Lactates
  • Potassium