Disorders leading to hyperkalemia caused by impaired renal excretion of potassiumDisorders leading to hyperkalemia caused by shift of potassium into the extracellular space
  • Acquired hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism

  • Addison’s disease

  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (recesssive or autosomal dominant)

  • Mineralocorticoid deficiency

  • Primary hypoaldosteronism or hyporeninemia

  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism

  • Renal insufficiency or failure

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus

  • Type IV renal tubular acidosis

  • Acidosis

  • Damage to tissue from rhabdomyolysis, burns, or trauma

  • Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

  • Hyperosmolar states, (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, glucose infusions)

  • Insulin deficiency or resistance

  • Tumor lysis syndrome