Clinical case: Is hyperkalemia a contraindication to haloperidol?

This article was first published on September 14, 2002. It was last edited or updated on September 15, 2002. Question from a Member (emphasis added): I had a female patient in her 40s who had obesity and was being verbally abusive, loud, and disruptive. She had some elevated potassium—around 5.5 [mmol/ L]. I could not give…