Can you list 11 causes of hyperkalemia? Here are 2 freebies to start: Renal failure and hemolysis ...

1. Renal failure


2. Pseudohyperkalemia ie hemolysis


3. Acidosis


4. Insulin deficiency


5. B-blockers


6. Digoxin toxicity


7. Massive cellular necrosis (tumor lysis, rhabdo, ischemic bowel)


8. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis


9. Decreased affective arterial volume (CHF, cirrhosis)


10. Excessive K intake


11. Hypoaldosteronism (secondary to decreased renin production - diabetic nephropathy, NSAIDS; or decreased aldosterone synthesis - primary adrenal disorder, ACE inhibitor, ARBs; or decreased response to aldosterone from meds such as K-sparing diuretics, TMP-SMX)

Source

Sabatine, M. MD. Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine. 3rd ed. 2008.