2000
Drug-induced hyperkalemia: old culprits and new offenders
Perazella M. Drug-induced hyperkalemia: old culprits and new offenders. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 109: 307-314. PMID: 10996582, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00496-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-induced hyperkalemiaRisk of hyperkalemiaRenal potassium excretionRenal impairmentPatient characteristicsPotassium excretionPotassium handlingPotassium loadPrescribed medicationsExcessive ingestionHyperkalemiaCounter drugsOld culpritsNutritional supplementsPotassium homeostasisMedicationsPatientsDrugsCellular uptakeInfusionAbnormalitiesExcretionPhysiciansImpairmentIngestionTrimethoprim-Induced Hyperkalaemia
Perazella M. Trimethoprim-Induced Hyperkalaemia. Drug Safety 2000, 22: 227-236. PMID: 10738846, DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200022030-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal potassium excretionPotassium excretionHigh urinary flow ratesPotassium homeostasisManagement of hyperkalaemiaGlomerular filtration ratePotassium-sparing diuretic amilorideUrinary flow rateRecognition of patientsDistal nephron cellsTrimethoprim therapyRenal impairmentCommon complicationLoop diureticsEpithelial sodium channelIntravenous fluidsVolume repletionAdverse reactionsFiltration rateRisk factorsStandard dosageAntikaliuretic effectHyperkalaemiaIsotonic fluidsDistal nephron
1996
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose.
Perazella M, Mahnensmith R. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose. Clinical Nephrology 1996, 46: 187-92. PMID: 8879854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapyStandard doseDevelopment of hyperkalemiaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole useMild renal insufficiencyProspective surveillance studyPotassium-sparing diuretic amilorideRenal potassium excretionPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaLethal adverse reactionHandful of casesRenal insufficiencyElderly patientsPotassium excretionSevere hyperkalemiaImportant complicationAIDS patientsCarinii pneumoniaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleAdverse reactionsInduced hyperkalemiaPotassium disordersHyperkalemiaSurveillance studyPatients