A clinical observation of hyperkalemia in a dialyzed patient operated on 3 times following a perforated colic diverticula, led us to discuss the action site of a cation exchange resin. Other therapeutic possibilities to manage hyperkalemia in a non‐dialytic fashion in end‐stage renal disease patients are reviewed. Such situations are rare, but may occur again.
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