Transcellular shifts-hyperkalemia

(BMJ 2009;339:1019)

  • Acidemia,
  • ↓ insulin (DM),
  • cell lysis
    • tumor,
    • rhabdo,
    • ischemic bowel,
    • hemolysis,
    • transfusions,
    • resorbing hematomas,
    • hyperthermia,
    • rewarming
  • hyperkalemic periodic paralysis,
  • ↑ osmolality.
  • Drugs:
    • succinylcholine,
    • aminocaproic acid,
    • digoxin,
    • β-blockers.