Hyperkalaemia and its severity (UK Kidney Association, July 2026 update) ukka2026_hyperkalaemia@1.0
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- Status
- draft — pending clinical and coding review (draft — requires clinical and coding review)
- Condition
- Hyperkalaemia
- Tier
- 1
- Use here
- default set (potassium)
- Edition
- updated July 2026 (2026)
- Second source
- National Cancer Institute, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) 2025 · disagrees: CTCAE uses different bands; the UKKA text states its 5.5 mmol/L threshold comes from the European Resuscitation Council guideline, which was not opened.
- Contested
- yes: The guideline itself says 'There is no universally accepted definition of hyperkalaemia'; it adopts the ERC threshold of 5.5 mmol/L. CTCAE grades differ (see ctcae6_hyperkalaemia).
UK Kidney Association, Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Acute Hyperkalaemia in Adults
ukka2026_hyperkalaemia@1.0It is further classified by severity into mild (5.5-5.9 mmol/l), moderate (6.0-6.4 mmol/l) or severe (≥ 6.5 mmol/l).
updated July 2026 (2026) · Introduction, document page 9 (PDF page 10) · source
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