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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... indicated Protect ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #management #algorithm
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
Hyperkalemia: ... drugs - Moderate potassium ... - Review for causes ... Initiation #monitoring #algorithm ... #kdigo
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
are to prevent ... uncommon, a cautious approach ... prompt intervention are ... because patients are ... Figure 3 is an algorithm
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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Medications: K+, ACEi/ARBs ... Na delivery): CHF ... only if no clear cause ... #potassium #nephrology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Washed RBC • Single ... Causes purpura & ... patients with CHF ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... potassium from
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... potassium from
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
warranting urgent treatment ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... hypomagnesemia are ... depletion impedes potassium ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
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The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
evidence-based framework to approach ... short course of treatment ... HSV PCR would cause ... decision tools are ... on the basis of CSF