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Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... of aspiration #Potassium ... #Binding #Hyperkalemia ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Treatments: • K-Binding ... #Treatment #potassium
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
algorithm for hypokalemia ... urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low ... Tubulopathy: urine K/ ... correcting serum potassium ... Other medications
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed