Hyperkalemia
Also called High potassium in blood
NephrologyEmergency MedicineCritical CareEssential
Elevated serum potassium that can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias including ventricular fibrillation.
Korean
고칼륨혈증
혈중 칼륨 농도가 비정상적으로 상승한 상태; 심장 부정맥과 근육 마비를 유발할 수 있는 전해질 이상.
French
Hyperkaliémie
Élévation de la kaliémie pouvant entraîner des arythmies cardiaques potentiellement mortelles, dont la fibrillation ventriculaire.
Word parts
hyper-Prefix(Greek) Above, excesskal/oRoot(Greek/Latin) Potassium-emiaSuffix(Greek) Blood condition