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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jogeet Singh Sekhon

Overview

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with hyperkalemia.However depending on the cause of hyperkalemia ultrasound findings of the particular cause might be present.

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

Renal causes

In chronic kidney diseases USG findings are; [1][2]

  • Reduced renal cortical thickness <6 mm
    • More reliable than length
  • Reduced renal length
  • Increased renal cortical echogenicity 
  • Poor visibility of the renal pyramids and the renal sinus
  • Marginal irregularities
  • Papillary calcifications
  • Cysts (see also: acquired cystic kidney disease)

References

  1. El-Reshaid W, Abdul-Fattah H (2014). "Sonographic assessment of renal size in healthy adults". Med Princ Pract. 23 (5): 432–6. doi:10.1159/000364876. PMC 5586921. PMID 25060323.
  2. Beland MD, Walle NL, Machan JT, Cronan JJ (2010). "Renal cortical thickness measured at ultrasound: is it better than renal length as an indicator of renal function in chronic kidney disease?". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 195 (2): W146–9. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.4104. PMID 20651174.