Table 2 Vital signs and laboratory values of hyperkalemic patients at the time of emergency presentation
Vital signs at the time of presentation | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Fever (≥38°C) | 5 (7.5) |
Tachycardia (>100 beats per min) | 3 (4.5) |
Tachypnea (> 20 breaths per min) | 8 (11.9) |
Hypotension (< 90/60) | 6 (9.0) |
Elevated blood pressure (> 139/89) | 14 (20.9) |
Low O2 saturation (<94%) | 21 (31.3) |
Laboratory resultsa | Frequency (%) |
High creatinine (> 115 μmol/L for males and >97 μmol/L for females) | 63 (94.0) |
High BUN (>7.14 mmol/L) | 61 (91.0) |
High troponin (> 0.02 ng/ml) | 22 (32.8) |
High CK-MB (> 24 IU/L) | 14 (20.9) |
High CK (> 190 units/L) | 11 (16.4) |
Metabolic disorders (based on ABG)b | Frequency (% out of 55) |
Metabolic acidosis | 39 (70.9) |
Respiratory acidosis | 2 (3.6) |
Mixed acidosis | 3 (5.5) |
No acid abnormality | 11 (20) |