Title: Spurious Hyperkalemia due to EDTA Contamination: commonly overlooked and potentially dangerous
Authors: Dr Monjuri Borkotokey, Dr Kaustuv Dutta
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i11.26
Abstract
Severe hyperkalemia is a medical emergency and lack of immediate intervention to correct it is potentially life threatening. Spurious hyperkalemia or pseudohyperkalemia occurring due to errors during sample collection can be misleading and may adversely affect patient management.1
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