Acute therapy for hyperkalemia with the combined regimen of bicarbonate and beta(2)-adrenergic agonist (salbutamol) in chronic renal failure patients.

This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy of bicarbonate and salbutamol for hyperkalemia in 9 hemodialysis patients. Simultaneous administration of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate (i.v., 2 mEq/kg) for 1/2 hour and salbutamol (15 mg) in nebulized form for 10 min was compared with t...

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Main Author: Kim, H. J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 1997
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054237/