hyperkalaemianoun [ U ]
specialized US hyperkalemia uk/ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈliː.mi.ə/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈliː.mi.ə/a condition in which there is too much potassium in the blood, which may be caused by diuretics (= substances that increase the production of urine) having been used too often or kidney failure
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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