Profound Hyperkalemia and Anemia in a Dialysis Patient With a Gastrointestinal Bleed.

anesthesia for upper and lower gi gi anesthesia hyperkalemia induced ekg changes massive lower gi bleeding on dialysis perioperative anesthesia service perioperative medicine preoperative evaluation severe anemia severe hyperkalemia

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Historique:
accepted: 31 01 2023
entrez: 6 3 2023
pubmed: 7 3 2023
medline: 7 3 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

An 80-year-old male receiving dialysis three times per week presented to the emergency room with general malaise after missing four consecutive dialysis appointments. During his workup, he was noted to have a potassium of 9.1 mmol/L, hemoglobin of 4.1 g/dL, and an electrocardiogram showing a first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, a right bundle branch block, peaked T waves, and a wide QRS complex. During emergent dialysis and resuscitation, the patient suffered respiratory failure and was intubated. The next morning, he underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), which found a healing duodenal ulcer. He was extubated the same day and was discharged in stable condition a few days later. This case appears to report the highest observed potassium coupled with significant anemia in a patient not affected by cardiac arrest.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36874675
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34437
pmc: PMC9981210
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e34437

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Biladeau et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Sara Biladeau (S)

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA.

Ryan Grell (R)

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA.

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