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ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia and Treatment
Membrane Stabilization
 - Calcium gluconate or chloride 
Redistribution
 - Insulin
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia ... and Treatment ... #Treatment #Management ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Treatment is aimed
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
S - Shock H - Hyperkalemia ... Typical ECG ... ) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... of hyperkalemia
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... ECG changes, weakness ... injury, etc) ECG ... not quickly) #Hyperkalemia
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... No Treatment. ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... potassium and ECG ... , asystole #hyperkalemia ... management #algorithm #treatment
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
withdrawal syndrome (e.g ... Facilitation of hyperkalemia ... AdverseEffects #pharmacology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
spontaneously (before any treatments ... malignancies Treatments ... 6L/day) • For hyperkalemia ... with Ca only if EKG ... otherwise treat with "hyperkalemia