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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... Prevention - Consider cause
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... , digoxin etc) ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... ECG changes, weakness ... ) ECG changes ... PR, wide QRS, bradycardia ... not quickly) #Hyperkalemia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
palpitations, bradycardia ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... QRS intervals, bradycardia ... only if no clear cause ... HyperK-induced bradycardia
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... help and inform clinical ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
tachycardia or bradycardia ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... an appropriate critical
Cardiomyopathy in setting of Hyperkalemia on POCUS Echocardiogram
Hypotensive, suspected rhabo, ECG c/w hyperK.
Normalized post calcium &
in setting of Hyperkalemia ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suspected rhabo, ECG ... Nice QA case to ... #clinical #psax
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Drugs that prolong QT ... Congenital long QT ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment