ace inhibitor hyperkalemia

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5 Drug Interactions Standoffs ACE vs ARB - Hyperkalemia Showdown

In 2023, a cohort of 15,000 hypertensive patients showed that ACE inhibitors raise baseline serum potassium by about 0.7 mEq/L, but ARBs increase hyperkalemia risk almost twice as much when paired with potassium-sparing diuretics. The takeaway is that clinicians must treat the two drug classes differently when