5th April 2024

A 54-year-old teacher who has recently started taking ramipril for hypertension has routine blood tests that show a potassium of 6.9 mmol/L.

A 54-year-old teacher who has recently started taking ramipril for hypertension has routine blood tests that show a potassium of 6.9 mmol/L. He is asymptomatic and is referred to ED by his GP. 

Serum potassium levels are repeated on arrival and confirm hyperkalaemia. Select the correct combination of drugs with their mechanisms of action, to treat this patient.  

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.