Will Dialysis Lead To Hyperkalemia

2015-04-12 05:35

Hyperkalemia is a condition in which the level of potassium is higher than normal. We know dialysis will cause some serious complication like muscle cramps, itchy skin and headache. Well, will dialysis cause hyperkalemia?

Yes, Hyperkalemia can be seen in dialysis patients.

Causes of hyperkalemia during dialysis are as below:

Healthy kidneys can keep potassium in balance and remove excess potassium from the body. Therefore, when kidneys are damaged by high blood pressure, diabetes, infection and drugs, kidneys will have difficulty in discharging excess potassium from the body, causing high potassium level, also called hyperkalemia. In addition, hormone aldosterone controls the removal of potassium. Thus, any condition which can impair this hormone production will affect potassium level.

Dialysis indeed can remove excess potassium from the body, thus bringing high creatinine level down. However, if dialysis is performed inadequately, it is unable to remove all of potassium from body, thus leading to hyperkalemia during dialysis.

What’s more, if patients between two dialysis treatment sessions eat foods with high potassium like bananas, avocados and kiwi fruit too much, it can also lead to hyperkalemia.

How to manage hyperkalemia in dialysis patients?

The radical treatment for hyperkalemia should repair kidney damage and improve renal function. Only in this way can hyperkalemia be treated from the root. Thus, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can repair damaged kidneys and improve renal function by dilating blood vessels, preventing inflammation and coagulation, degrading extracellular matrix and providing nutrients for repairing kidney damage. In this way, hyperkalemia can be alleviated radically.

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