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Effects of Short-Term Potassium Chloride Supplementation in Patients with CKD
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology; September 2022, Vol. 33 Issue: 9 p1779-1789, 11p
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ISSN
10466673; 15333450
Abstract
Observational studies show health benefits from a higher potassium intake, but it is unknown if this is tolerated by patients with CKD. This 2-week study indicates that 40 mmol/day potassium chloride supplementation (the estimated gap between actual and adequate intake) increased plasma potassium by 0.4 mmol/L in 191 patients with CKD (eGFR 31 ml/min per 1.73 m2, 83% on renin-angiotensin inhibitors). The majority of patients (89%) remained normokalemic. Higher baseline plasma potassium and older age were risk factors for developing hyperkalemia after supplementation. Potassium chloride supplementation did not lower office BP, but did cause a tendency toward hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Longer-term studies should determine whether the cardiorenal benefits of adequate dietary potassium intake outweigh the risk of hyperkalemia in patients with CKD.