Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011002" target="_blank" >10.11613/BM.2018.011002</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report
Original language description
Hyperkalemia is a potentially lethal condition. Pseudohyperkalemia should be always excluded before implementing treatment to prevent inappropriatecause of hypokalemia ? equally a potentially lethal condition. Here we present a case report of a 62 year female with chronic myeloproliferativedisorder, i.e. essential thrombocythemia. The laboratory test results for potassium concentration were 6.3 mmol/L, for platelet count 1305 x109/Land for leukocyte count 39.8 x109/L. This was due to a temporary drug withdrawal after a surgical intervention for gastric bleeding. Potassium concentrationin lithium heparin plasma collected in a vacuum tube without gel separator and in whole blood syringe were 4.6 mmol/L and 3.4 mmol/L,respectively. It means that mechanical stress such as centrifugation can contribute to spurious hyperkalemia.Prior to reporting unexpected hyperkalemia result, pseudohyperkalemia should always be considered by the laboratory. Such potassium resultsrequire investigation in case it is pseudohyperkalemia, which may be due to thrombocytosis and leukocytosis. In cases where thrombocytosis orleukocytosis exists, an interpretative comment indicating these conditions inserted with the results of the potassium concentration can increaseawareness for more accurate patient care decisions.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30107 - Medicinal chemistry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biochemia Medica
ISSN
1330-0962
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Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
HR - CROATIA
Number of pages
1
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UT code for WoS article
000425617200019
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85042131172