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How do you decide which patients with asymptomatic hyperkalemia and CKD warrant inpatient admission versus expedited outpatient management?

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What is your threshold for sending a patient with asymptomatic hyperkalemia and CKD to acute care rather than managing outpatient?

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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I would imagine that there is no EKG available as the patient is outpatient. I prefer not to admit patients as much as possible. I would not admit patients with potassium levels less than 6. For those between 6 and 6.5, I would try to treat medically and recheck potassium the next day. If potassium ...

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