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Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
chronic: • Marked hypokalaemia ... present as periodic paralysis ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... environment • Potassium ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... Serum potassium ... #potassium #high ... #treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
High Lactate, Low Potassium ... 4.5 mmol/L 5) Dialysis ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment ... algorithm for management ... of acute hyperkalemia ... * • Consider dialysis ... #treatment #potassium
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... correcting serum potassium ... in most cases; interpretation ... dependent upon local laboratory ... #differential #algorithm