title: Unusual etiology of hyperkalemia in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Hyperkalemia was found in an immunocompromised patient undergoing emergency cystoscopy. The cause of the hyperkalemia was an intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder. This case report discusses conditions that predispose patients to bladder rupture and anesthetic management of hyperkalemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-4455.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hosman
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Landers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*