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Table 3 Serum potassium levels versus blood gas potassium level in relation to WBC counts

From: Reverse pseudohyperkalemia in a newly diagnosed pediatric patient with acute T-cell leukemia and hyperleukocytosis: a case report and literature review

Sample

Serum Potassium (mmol/L)

Plasma potassium level

Potassium in blood gas (mmol/L)

WBC count × 109/L

1

7.5

N/D

3.9

400

2

7.2

N/D

N/D

N/D

3

6.3

7.4

N/D

440

4*

6.8

N/D

2.5

360.51

5

8.4

N/D

3.1

N/D

6

6.7

N/D

4.4

392.1

7**

4.5

N/D

4.3

135

  1. N/D: not done
  2. *Patient received treatment for hyperkalemia
  3. **24-h post-chemotherapy