International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 2, Issue 14 | Case Report | Open Access

Intravenous Ferric gluconate-induced Hyperkalemia

Venkata Vedantam*

Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, TN, USA

*Correspondence to: Venkata Vedantam 

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Abstract

Hyperkalemia is a very commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in the hospital setting. Drugs are a major contributing factor to elevated potassium levels in routine clinical practice. Drug-induced hyperkalemia may be asymptomatic, but it can also occasionally be severe and fatal. We present a case of a 58-year-old male with acute exacerbation of Heart failure along with iron deficiency anemia, who developed acute severe hyperkalemia after he was started on IV Ferric gluconate (FG).

Keywords:

Hyperkalemia; Drugs; Heart failure

Citation:

Sohan Erpenwar, Saurab Karki, Hezborn Magacha, Dipsa Shastri, Venkata Vedantam. Intravenous Ferric gluconate-induced Hyperkalemia. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2023;2(14):1-3.