hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia — 名詞
1. a medical condition in which a person's blood contains more potassium than is he
高血鉀症
血液中鉀離子濃度過高的病症
a medical condition in which a person's blood contains more potassium than is healthy or normal
Dr. Nellie examined the blood test and found hyperkalemia in her patient's results.
Nellie 醫生檢查了血液報告，發現她的病人有高血鉀症。
Hyperkalemia happens when the kidneys cannot remove enough potassium from the body.
高血鉀症發生在腎臟無法從體內排出足夠的鉀的時候。
pattern: condition + happens when + biological cause
The nurse told Nkechi to avoid foods rich in potassium because of her hyperkalemia.
護理師告訴 Nkechi，因為她的高血鉀症，要避免吃含鉀高的食物。
Selim's hyperkalemia improved after he received treatment at the hospital.
Selim 的高血鉀症在接受醫院治療之後有所改善。
Patients with mild hyperkalemia may not notice any symptoms at first.
輕度高血鉀症的患者起初可能不會注意到任何症狀。
- hypokalemia
refers to dangerously low potassium in the blood, the opposite condition
文法句型
hyperkalemia + verb (is/causes/develops)
用法筆記
Typically uncountable in medical writing. Used in clinical reports, blood-test results, and doctor-patient explanations. Frequently paired with verbs such as "diagnose", "develop", "cause", and "treat".