American journal of therapeutics
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Case Reports
University of Miami Division of Clinical Pharmacology therapeutic rounds: drug-induced hyperkalemia.
Drug-induced hyperkalemia is an important but often overlooked problem encountered commonly in clinical practice. It may occur in the ambulatory as well as the impatient setting. Every evaluation of a hyperkalemic patient should include a careful review of medications to determine if a drug capable of causing or aggravating hyperkalemia is present. ⋯ Finally, it is important to recognize that the causes of hyperkalemia may be additive. Patients may have more than one cause of hyperkalemia at the same time. Therefore, all potential causes of hyperkalemia, including drugs, should be systematically evaluated in every hyperkalemic patient.