Hyperkalemia and Mental status changes

Summary:

Mental status changes is found among people with Hyperkalemia, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The study analyzes which people have Mental status changes with Hyperkalemia. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 19 people who have Hyperkalemia from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What is Hyperkalemia?

Hyperkalemia (damage to or disease of the kidney) is found to be associated with 1,956 drugs and 2,936 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperkalemia.

What is Mental status changes?

Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation) is found to be associated with 1,498 drugs and 1,759 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Mental status changes.

On Jul, 11, 2026

19 people who have Hyperkalemia and Mental Status Changes are studied.

Would you have Mental status changes when you have Hyperkalemia?

Gender of people who have Hyperkalemia and experienced Mental Status Changes *:

female: 52.63 %
male: 47.37 %

Age of people who have Hyperkalemia and experienced Mental Status Changes *:

Common co-existing conditions for these people *:

Pain: 4 people, 21.05%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 15.79%
Abdominal Discomfort: 2 people, 10.53%
Neck Pain: 2 people, 10.53%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 10.53%
Enlarged Prostate: 2 people, 10.53%
Constipation: 2 people, 10.53%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 10.53%
Herpes Virus Infection: 2 people, 10.53%
Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 2 people, 10.53%

Common drugs taken by these people *:

Veltassa: 13 people, 68.42%
Vancomycin: 5 people, 26.32%
Zosyn: 3 people, 15.79%
Ondansetron: 3 people, 15.79%
Kayexalate: 3 people, 15.79%
Oxycodone And Acetaminophen: 2 people, 10.53%
Tamsulosin: 2 people, 10.53%
Coreg: 1 person, 5.26%
Insulin: 1 person, 5.26%
Humulin R: 1 person, 5.26%

Common symptoms for these people *:

Urinary Tract Infection: 4 people, 21.05%
Death: 3 people, 15.79%
Hypernatraemia (an abnormally high plasma concentration of sodium ions): 3 people, 15.79%
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract): 3 people, 15.79%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 2 people, 10.53%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 2 people, 10.53%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 2 people, 10.53%
Weakness: 2 people, 10.53%
Depressed Level Of Consciousness: 1 person, 5.26%
Dementia (madness): 1 person, 5.26%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take medications and have Mental status changes?

- Check whether Mental status changes is associated with a drug or a condition

Related studies:

Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:

Hyperkalemia (78,084 reports)
Mental status changes (32,338 reports)

All the drugs that are associated with Mental status changes:

Mental status changes (1,498 drugs)

All the conditions that are associated with Mental status changes:

Mental status changes (1,759 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

The study is based on Mental status changes and Hyperkalemia, and their synonyms.

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