Potassium

In adult patients on hemodialysis, a low serum potassium level was associated with a 1.4-fold higher risk of death compared with the optimal level of 5.1 mmol/L.

Plant-based diets may be a helpful strategy for patients on dialysis to lower their phosphorous levels, according to a speaker at the virtual Annual Dialysis Conference.

In addition to being male and of older age, being Black or Hispanic can increase a patient’s risk for hyperkalemia recurrence within 1 year of a hyperkalemia event, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

AstraZeneca has been granted fast track designation in the U.S. for the development of Lokelma, according to a company press release.

Higher sodium intake, measured in multiple 24-hour urine samples, was associated with greater risk for CVD in a dose-response manner, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Patients aged 75 years and older with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperkalemia had “significant reductions in serum potassium” after treatment with patiromer, according to results of a secondary analysis.

Despite recommendations contraindicating potassium level monitoring in healthy women treated for acne with spironolactone, the practice remains common among both dermatologists and internists, according to a study.

A study of patients on hemodialysis found potassium levels that deviate outside of the target range may be a more accurate predictor of hyperkalemic events than a single measurement or time-averaged values.

Australian residents with diabetes are not meeting guidelines for dietary sodium and potassium and are not likely to change their intake over time, according to a study published in Nutrition & Diabetes.

Potassium iodide offers a rapid response in the treatment of erythema nodosum and may be an adequate option for patients who do not respond to the standard of care, according to a presentation at the Interdisciplinary Autoimmune Summit.