Keywords
Trauma, Heparin, Anticoagulation, Hyperkalemia, Critical Care, Renal Insufficiency
Disciplines
Critical Care | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Surgery | Trauma
Abstract
This case report describes a complex trauma patient who develops hyperkalemia secondary to heparin. Heparin is a commonly used drug in trauma patients. Physicians need to be aware of this potentially harmful adverse reaction in these high-risk patients.
Recommended Citation
Custodio M, Thompson EC.
Hyperkalemia Secondary to Prophylactic Heparin Use in a Trauma Patient: Case Report.
Marshall J Med.
2020;
6(3): 50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1258.
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