Kayexalate

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Kayexalate but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.

FDA Safety Changes: Ultram, Ultracet, Sustiva, Kayexalate  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
On September 2, the FDA approved safety labeling revisions for sodium polystyrene sulfonate powder for oral suspension (Kayexalate; sanofi-aventis US, ... Medscape

Acute kidney failure  -  Aug 3, 2006
...dangerous hyperkalemia (increased blood potassium levels) by using IV (intravenous) calcium, glucose/insulin, or potassium exchange resin (Kayexalate). ... Lufkin Daily News

Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions - PERALTA v. DONNELLY ( …  -  Aug 11, 2006
Specifically, plaintiff claims that as a result of taking Kayexalate, he suffered myalgia so severe that he was unable to lift his legs and had to be ... Pay-Per-View - Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions - Loislaw

Ill Hurricane Victims Face Critical Period  -  Sep 1, 2005
Without a potassium-lowering medication called Kayexalate, dialysis patients will develop dangerously high levels of potassium. And even if the patients can ... ABC News

A Long Way from Home, Closer to Caring <!--Begin Analytics WTBIPv1-->...  -  Dec 6, 2006
The team carried kayexalate and dialysis catheters with it. ... *The following has been delivered: kayexalate, dialysis catheters, spare parts for broken ... Nature.com

Dialysis patients needn't go without a vacation  -  Jul 2, 2006
For those going to remote areas, he recommends carrying Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate), a drug that helps lower high potassium levels, ... Los Angeles Times

Why do patients on peritoneal dialysis have low blood levels of...  -  Sep 19, 2008
...and intake of binding agents such as phosphate binders or potassium-binding resins (eg kayexalate). None of these possibilities have been tested. ... Nature.com

NURSING HOME FACING FINE  -  Sep 7, 2007
Although a doctor overseeing his care several times prescribed the drug Kayexalate to reduce the potassium, Hudson never received the medication, ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

Hyperkalemia.  -  Jan 15, 2006
Gastrointestinal excretion is accomplished using sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate), which binds potassium in the colon in exchange for sodium; ... $4.95 - American Family Physician - ECNext

Hyperkalemia and emergency surgery  -  Mar 2, 2005
Additional measures to decrease potassium include hyperventilation, beta-adrenergic stimulation, sodium bicarbonate, diuretics, and kayexalate. ... AnaesthesiaUK

Home alone on the wards  -  Mar 30, 2005
..."Repeat the potassium in a heparinized tube, check the creatinine for dehydration and consider Kayexalate," Dr Leonard suggested. ... National Review of Medicine

Nutritional implications of pregnancy in dialysis: a case study.(Issue...  -  Mar 1, 2008
She was started on Erythopoeitin and treated with Kayexalate[R] for increasing serum potassium levels. In July, she was seen in the nephrology clinic at 25 ... Pay-Per-View - Nephrology Nursing Journal - HighBeam Research

Welcome to News-Journal!  -  Dec 9, 2005
Cation-exchange resins, such as sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate), are medications that bind (attach to) potassium and cause it to be excreted from ... News-Journal.com

Fludrocortisone (Systemic).  -  Oct 27, 2005
...baking soda) or Sodium Polystrene Sulfonate (eg, Kayexalate) or Ticarcillin (eg, Ticar) or Ticarcillin and clavulanate (eg, Timentin) -- Fludrocortisone ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Acute treatment of hyperkalemia.(Cochrane for Clinicians)  -  Nov 1, 2005
Although potassium-binding polystyrene resins such as Kayexalate are widely used, only one study evaluated their effectiveness in the acute setting, ... Free with registration - American Family Physician - AccessMyLibrary.com

Hypokalemia and Reversible Paralysis in a Young Hispanic Male  -  Feb 10, 2006
This unexpected hyperkalemia was managed over several additional hours with therapy including 10U IV regular insulin with 1 amp of D50 IV x 2, kayexalate, ... Medscape

Hancock v. Schorr, No. 4D05-2634 (Fla.App. 09/20/2006)  -  Sep 20, 2006
For example, if his potassium level was too high, they could have administered Kayexalate, and if it was too low, they could have infused him with potassium ... $2.95 - Florida Court of Appeal - VersusLaw

ACE inhibitors and ARBs: antihypertensive medications in CKD.(Clinical...  -  May 1, 2005
Dietary reduction of potassium intake, use of loop diuretics, correction of metabolic acidosis, and use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) can be ... $4.95 - Nephrology Nursing Journal - ECNext

Clinical quiz.  -  Jan 15, 2006
A. Give sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). as a retention enema. [] B. Give intravenous insulin and glucose. [] C. Redraw the potassium level to ... $4.95 - American Family Physician - ECNext

What happened to the rhythm?(CRITICAL THINKING IN CRITICAL CARE)  -  Jan 1, 2005
After a rapid change in the ECG again (back to the baseline rhythm), sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) 1 g/kg with 5 cc sorbitol resin was ... $4.95 - Pediatric Nursing - ECNext

Florida Case Law - HANCOCK v. SCHORR, 941 So.2d 409 (Fla.App. 4 …  -  Nov 29, 2006
For example, if his potassium level was too high, they could have administered Kayexalate, and if it was too Page 412 low, they could have infused him with ... Pay-Per-View - Florida Case Law - Loislaw

Acute renal failure related to rhabdomyolysis: pathophysiology,...  -  Jul 1, 2005
A 20% sorbitol solution containing the sodium potassium exchange resin disodium polystyrene disulfonate (Kayexalate[R]) administered via the oral or rectal ... $4.95 - Nephrology Nursing Journal - ECNext





Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines


The Cancer News Network


Disclaimer:

Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded.

The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site.

Many links on cancernewsnetwork.org lead to other sites. cancernewsnetwork.org does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of the materials appearing in such sites. Nor is CancerNewsNetwork.org responsible for dead or misdirected links.

IF YOU NEED A LINK OR TEXT REMOVED FROM THIS PAGE PLEASE CONTACT cancernewsnetwork (at) live.com.
We will do our best to accommodate your request.



COPYRIGHT 2009 CANCERNEWSNETWORK | Privacy