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Thomas D DuBose1

  • 1Section on General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, and the Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.

Summary

Potassium imbalances, or dyskalemias, significantly increase mortality risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Understanding CKD-specific causes and management of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia is crucial for better patient outcomes.

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