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Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Treatment Options Stabilize ... 90 minutes) • Sodium ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #potassium #nephrology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
patients with chronic ... control with early Afib ... Hemodynamic instability ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Algorithm for Management of Acute and Chronic Hyperkalemia
Acute Hyperkalemia:
 - IV calcium (10 mL of 10%)
Algorithm for Management ... in 4 mL) - IV sodium ... mL/min) - Oral sodium ... Hyperkalemia #Algorithm #Management ... #treatment #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium