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    Transtubular Potassium Gradient (TTKG)

    May help in assessment of hyperkalemia or hypokalemia.
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    Patients with hyper- or hypokalemia (defined as K+ <3.5 or >5.0 mEq/L in this calculator).

    TTKG is sometimes criticized for being inaccurate, particularly in the evaluation of hyperkalemia. 

    mEq/L
    mEq/L
    mOsm/kg
    mOsm/kg

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    Dr. Mitchell L. Halperin

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    Mitchell L. Halperin, MD, is a professor of medicine at University of Toronto. He is also an attending physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Halperin’s primary research is focused on renal physiology, acid base homeostasis, and metabolic regulation.

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