Differential diagnosis of hyperkalemia are :
-ingestion / iatrogenic
-drugs which inhibit potassium excretion ,spironolactone ACE inhibitors, triamterene, trimethoprim, NSAIDS
-leakage from erythrocytes
-leukocytosis
-marked thrombocytosis
-renal failure
-repeated fist clenching during phlebotomy
-hyporeninism
-type IV renal acidosis
-heparin
-AIDS
-adrenal insufficiency
-diabetic nephropathy
-sickle cell disease
-interstitial nephritis
-drugs such as digitalis, arginine, succinylcholine, beta adrenergic antagonists
-hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
-insulin deficiency
-hypertonicity
-metabolic acidosis
-vigorous exercise
- internal bleeding
-severe infection
-rhabdomyolysis
-burns
-hemolysis
-ingestion / iatrogenic
-drugs which inhibit potassium excretion ,spironolactone ACE inhibitors, triamterene, trimethoprim, NSAIDS
-leakage from erythrocytes
-leukocytosis
-marked thrombocytosis
-renal failure
-repeated fist clenching during phlebotomy
-hyporeninism
-type IV renal acidosis
-heparin
-AIDS
-adrenal insufficiency
-diabetic nephropathy
-sickle cell disease
-interstitial nephritis
-drugs such as digitalis, arginine, succinylcholine, beta adrenergic antagonists
-hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
-insulin deficiency
-hypertonicity
-metabolic acidosis
-vigorous exercise
- internal bleeding
-severe infection
-rhabdomyolysis
-burns
-hemolysis