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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 4, Issue 3, 2017
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF ERRORS IN POTASSIUM MEASUREMENT
Author
P. Suseela*, C. Uthirakumar, S. Sathishkumar
Email
drsuseelackc@gmail.com
keyword
Pseudohyperkalemia, Hemolysis, Fist Clenching, Leukocytosis.
Abstract
It is not an easy task to recognize the errors in potassium measurement in the laboratory. Falsely elevated potassium levels if goes unrecognized by the laboratory and clinician, it is difficult to treat masked hypokalemic state, which is again a medical emergency. Such cases require proper monitoring by the clinician, so that cases with such history of pseudohyperkalemia which cannot be easily identified in the laboratory should not go unrecognized by clinician. The aim of this article is to discuss about the errors and causes of spuriously elevated potassium and how to minimize the errors causing pseudohyperkalemia.
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