Hyperkalemic cardiac arrhythmia resulting from short-term ingestion of potassium citrate for the management of ureter stones

Urolithiasis. 2016 Jun;44(3):283-4. doi: 10.1007/s00240-015-0821-1. Epub 2015 Sep 15.

Authors

Seung-Kwon Choi¹, Yang-Gyun Kim², Koo Han Yoo¹, Dong-Gi Lee³, Gyeong Eun Min¹, Hyung-Lae Lee¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #149 Sangil-Dong, Gangdong-Gu, Seoul, 134-727, Korea.
² Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
³ Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #149 Sangil-Dong, Gangdong-Gu, Seoul, 134-727, Korea. drpedurology@gmail.com.

PMID: 26373287
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-015-0821-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
Female
Humans
Hyperkalemia / chemically induced*
Hyperkalemia / complications*
Potassium Citrate / administration & dosage
Potassium Citrate / adverse effects*
Potassium Citrate / therapeutic use
Time Factors
Ureteral Calculi / drug therapy*

Substances

Potassium Citrate