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Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia ... Sodium zirconium ... for hydrogen and sodium ... intake; risk of ... #pharmacology #table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... due to loss of sodium ... water #Shock #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
participants into a low, medium ... The classification ... for Fall Risk Assessment ... The algorithm is ... #Fall #Risk #Screening
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
factors that could ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... : SIADH, Renal Sodium ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
doses) • Target rise ... The target for correction ... FE Urate post correction ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm ... #treatment #sodium
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
the Treatment of Hyperkalemia ... potassium, and correction ... patients are at risk ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
standardized conditions (correction ... of hypokalemia ... Oral sodium loading ... Screening #Workup #table
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever Algorithms ... Infants <3 months old ... REQUIRED, "LOW RISK ... Performance of low-risk ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis; T risk ... the epithelial sodium ... the epithelial sodium ... High #Potassium #Classification