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Toxicology
Published in Martin B., S.Z., of Industrial Hygiene, 2018
Acute arsenic poisoning can cause electrocardiographic abnormalities. Subacute arsenic poisoning caused by ingestion of arsenic-contaminated beer has been associated with cardiomyopathy and cardiac failure. Chronic arsenic poisoning has been reported to produce blackfoot disease. Arsine gas causes red blood cell hemolysis. Massive hemolysis produces hyperkalemia, which can result in cardiac arrest. Arsine may also directly affect the myocardium, causing a greater magnitude of cardiac failure than would be expected from the degree of anemia.
Earthquakes and Medical Complications
Published in Ramesh P. Singh, Darius Bartlett, Natural Hazards, 2018
Scarlet Benson, Laura Ebbeling, Michael J. VanRooyen, Susan A. Bartels
Electrolyte disturbances are common in crush-injured patients, and hyperkalaemia, hypocalcaemia and oliguria can quickly precipitate cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac arrest (Jagoginski et al. 2010). Consequently, potassium-containing intravenous solutions should not be administered and potassium levels should ideally be checked three or four times daily for the first few days (Sever et al. 2006). If such frequent potassium checks are not feasible, EKGs can be used as a screening tool to identify hyperkalaemia-associated changes (Yoshimura et al. 1996). Patients who require prolonged transfer to medical care and those who must wait for available resources in order to receive dialysis should be treated empirically with potassium binding resins such as sodium polystyrene sulphonate (Sever et al. 2006; Jagoginski et al. 2010).
An insight into the effect of Persea Americana as a potassium rich diet on adenine induced renal fibrosis in mice
Published in Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2020
Mohamed Shalaby, Nashwa M Abu-Elsaad, Tarek M Ibrahim
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is described a process of gradual, prolonged and continuous loss of kidney function [1]. Typically, CKD is progressive and in its terminal stage the patients require dialysis or kidney transplantation [2]. One of the most valuable interventions in controlling CKD is the dietary management as it may help in slowing the disease progression and limit the accompanying risks. In CKD, the kidneys fail to adjust electrolytes level in blood such as potassium and could increase the risk of hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia highly disturbs the cardiovascular function and may lead to cardiac arrest increasing mortality rates [3,4]. Restriction of dietary potassium intake is recommended to decrease the risk of hyperkalemia in CKD but undesired sequalae due to deprivation from the health benefits of many high potassium containing foods as fruits and vegetables can occur.