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The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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The Diagnostic Approach ... to Hyperkalemia ... inhibitors Other causes ... Ketoconazole Low ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #management #algorithm
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Low tidal ... volume, low/no PEEP ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid approach ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative ... Check fresh gas flow ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Treatment algorithm ... Dialysis with low ... Calcitonin Refractory Cases ... #Treatment #algorithm ... #management #endocrinology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Increase fresh gas flow ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... evidence-based framework to approach ... patient with a low ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... with dantrolene Hyperkalaemia ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management