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Case Reports
. 1985 Sep 28;291(6499):890-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6499.890.

Pseudohyperkalaemia

D J Kerr, L G McAlpine, J H Dagg
Case Reports

Pseudohyperkalaemia

D J Kerr et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

When the serum potassium concentration is raised and there is no clinical or electrocardiographic evidence of hyperkalaemia pseudohyperkalaemia must be considered.

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