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hyperkalemia

DEFINITIONS OF: hyperkalemia

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n higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs

Antonyms:
hypokalemia
abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
Type of:
symptom
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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