A 48-year-old woman with diabetic nephropathy (eGFR 22 mL/min) and a 35-year-old man with acute tumor lysis syndrome both present with serum potassium 7.2 mEq/L and peaked T waves. Which clinical feature best distinguishes the underlying mechanism of hyperkalemia in these two patients?

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