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Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... its effect on cardiac ... with underlying renal ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... : • EKG • Bedside ... #Algorithm #workup
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... their validity (e.g ... context & EKG) ... patients (including cardiac ... #Management #CriticalCare
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical ... biopsy) e.g. ... and/or cytology (e.g ... of alternative causes ... #diagnosis #Workup
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... #management #algorithm
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
ECG changes, weakness ... , K+ >6.5 Or renal ... ) ECG changes ... Calcium - Stabilizes cardiac ... #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... #causes
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
• Medications (e.g ... • Alimentary (e.g ... (e.g. ... Hepatic Failure, Renal ... Failure, Cardiac
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Algorithm Look ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... , pulmonary, renal ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg