tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post439677271717950842..comments2024-02-08T05:17:29.432-05:00Comments on Kidney Notes: Never Teach a Cardiologist How to Do AnythingTesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979185526814569632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post-26661296365702459312007-01-23T22:08:00.000-05:002007-01-23T22:08:00.000-05:00Aldactone causes hyperkalemia? I wish...my father ...Aldactone causes hyperkalemia? I wish...my father during his CHF heyday was taking 200 meq of KCl daily despite vasotec, aldactone and a creatinine of 2. (it's amazing what high dose lasix and zaroxolyn can do!<br /><br />Seriously, we are aware of the effects of these agents on K, mostly its exaggerated in our patients due to loop/tubule diuresis.<br /><br />I am salivating over the mini-UF units, I've actually called a couple of renal consults in the past year requesting a lil UF to jumpstart the beans (GASP!).<br /><br />--<br />Josh's cardiology friend's friendDr. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06557711594658166035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post-75683419778619459122007-01-23T18:49:00.000-05:002007-01-23T18:49:00.000-05:00Considering that it took two years of fellowship a...Considering that it took two years of fellowship and I am still learning more and more all the time, I figure that it wouldn't be worth their while.<br /><br />That said, they can't seem to understand that Aldactone causes hyperkalemia (send 'em a 'Mind Map' Josh)...so I can't imagine what dialysis would do in their hands.The Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660349886096920956noreply@blogger.com