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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2024; 14(3): 95905
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.95905
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.95905
Disorders of potassium homeostasis after kidney transplantation
Abdelhamid Aboghanem, G V Ramesh Prasad, School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto M5C 2T2, Ontario, Canada
G V Ramesh Prasad, Kidney Transplant Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto M5C 2T2, Ontario, Canada
Author contributions: Aboghanem A critically reviewed and appraised the literature and wrote the paper; Prasad GVR designed the study, critically reviewed and appraised the literature, and wrote the paper. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: G V Ramesh Prasad, MBBS, PhD, Professor, Staff Physician, Kidney Transplant Program, Michael's Hospital, No. 61 Queen Street East, Toronto M5C 2T2, Ontario, Canada. ramesh.prasad@unityhealth.to
Received: April 21, 2024
Revised: May 29, 2024
Accepted: June 26, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
Processing time: 100 Days and 9.9 Hours
Revised: May 29, 2024
Accepted: June 26, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
Processing time: 100 Days and 9.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia are usually asymptomatic in kidney transplant recipients but can lead to serious morbidity, so regular monitoring is needed. Since medications are a common cause, dose adjustments or medication changes are often required.