It usually gets into your body through foods you eat, medications, or IV infusions. Hyperkalemia happens when there's too much potassium in your bloodstream. It's stored inside your nerve and ...

A decade later, hyperkalemia was determined to be the cause of the cardiac arrest in these patients. Since then, other conditions have been identified that may result in succinylcholineinduced ...

The drug can sometimes cause life-threatening hyperkalemia, however, when used in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (which are also indicated for heart failure).