Medications:
Certain medications such as cation-exchange resins which help in the removal of excess potassium from the body are essential to use in the severe cases of hyperkalemia. The cation-exchange drugs rapidly bind the potassium molecules and help in the extraction of potassium through the gastrointestinal tract. Another class of medications such as epinephrine and albuterol also help in the driving of potassium back into the cells. These medications help in stimulating the beta-2 adrenergic receptors in the kidney and allow the potassium cells to go back in cells and thus to lower the potassium levels in the blood.