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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... prolonged PR and QT intervals ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... potassium and ECG ... changes • 5.5 ... , Prolonged PR interval ... #management #algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... depress, ↑PR ↑QRS intervals ... Elimination (see Table ... #Diagnosis #Management
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
, changes on ECG ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... #Management #Medications
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
tinnitus, visual changes ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... arrhythmis SCVMC Internal ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
Evaluation and Management ... palpitations, changes ... electrocardiography (ECG ... #Diagnosis #Hypokalemia ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... -60y (hormonal changes ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... (e.g. incidental ... #Management #Signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... if result will change ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis