Patienter med risiko for udvikling af hyperkaliæmi inkluderer patienter med nyreinsufficiens, alderdom (> 70 år), ukontrolleret diabetes mellitus, eller dem i behandling med kaliumsalte, kaliumbesparende diuretika og andre aktive stoffer, der øger plasmakalium, eller tilstande såsom dehydrering, akut dekompenserende hjerte eller metabolisk acidose.
Patients at risk for development of hyperkalaemia include those with renal insufficiency, age (> 70 years), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, or those using potassium salts, potassium retaining diuretics and other plasma potassium increasing active substances or conditions such as dehydration, acute cardiac decompensation, metabolic acidosis.