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Emergency management of severe hyperkalemia

#hyperkalemia #management #algorithm #nephrology #Potassium #Treatment
management of severe hyperkalemia ... #hyperkalemia ... #management #algorithm ... #nephrology #Potassium ... #Treatment
Hyperkalemia Management
Membrane Stabilizers:
 • Calcium gluconate
Shifters:
 • Insulin + glucose
 • Albuterol
Excreters:
 • Furosemide
 • Sodium
Hyperkalemia Management ... gluconate Shifters: • Insulin ... Medicine @ucsdim #Hyperkalemia ... #Management #Treatment ... #Potassium
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment ... 8.0 mg/dL • Potassium ... Treatment of TLS ... hydroxide • Hyperkalemia ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... K+ into cells: Insulin ... Refeeding Syndrome #Hypokalemia ... #causes #potassium
Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Hyperkalemia Treatment ... minutes) Decrease potassium ... Fluids Shift potassium ... intracellularly: • Insulin ... LouLectures #Hyperkalemia
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
of Hyperkalemia ... redistributive hyperkalemia ... provoke rebound hypokalemia ... on ECG, severe hyperkalemia ... Figure 3 is an algorithm
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Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... calcium • IV insulin ... , asystole #hyperkalemia ... #treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... into cells • Insulin–Glucose ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia ... #management #algorithm
Emergency Therapy of Hyperkalemia
Therapy - Dose and Route - Onset of Action - Duration of Effect
Emergency Therapy of Hyperkalemia ... Albuterol (nebulized), Insulin ... Hemodialysis #Hyperkalemia ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #treatment
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... Remove potassium ... not quickly) #Hyperkalemia ... #Treatment #Algorithm