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hyperkalemia
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hy·per·ka·le·mi·a  (hpr-k-lm-)
n.
An abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood.
[hyper- + New Latin kalium, potassium; see hypokalemia + -emia.]
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Noun1.hyperkalemia - higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
hypokalemia - abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
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