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The emergency physician and the prompt management of severe hyperkalemia

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    Alessandro Riccardi, Franco Tasso, Luca Corti, Maria Panariello & Roberto Lerza

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Riccardi, A., Tasso, F., Corti, L. et al. The emergency physician and the prompt management of severe hyperkalemia. Intern Emerg Med 7 (Suppl 2), 131–133 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-012-0838-1

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