Changes in urinary potassium excretion in patients with chronic kidney disease

• Main Authors: Yuichiro Ueda (Author), Susumu Ookawara (Author), Kiyonori Ito (Author), Haruhisa Miyazawa (Author), Yoshio Kaku (Author), Taro Hoshino (Author), Kaoru Tabei (Author), Yoshiyuki Morishita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hyperkalemia is one of the more serious complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the cause of potassium retention is a reduction in urinary potassium excretion. However, few studies have examined the extent of the decrease of urinary potassium excretion in detail with respect t...