Ace Inhibitors Hyperkalemia | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient being treated with an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Does the patient have diabetes mellitus?

Yes

Does the patient have chronic renal insufficiency?

Yes

Creatinine clearance

mL per minute

Is the patient volume depleted from diarrhea, dehydration or overdiuresis?

Yes

Is the patient taking?

• a potassium-based salt substitute?

Yes

• a potassium supplement?

Yes

• a high potassium diet?

Yes

• a beta-adrenergic blocker?

Yes

• trimethoprim?

Yes

• an NSAID?

Yes

• a COX-2 inhibitor?

Yes

• a potassium sparing diuretic (triamterene, amiloride)?

Yes

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Hyperkalemia Risk Factors in Person Treated with Inhibitor of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Purpose: To identify risk factors for hyperkalemia in a patient being treated with an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.