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Phosphate Electrolyte Repletion
Oral: Neutra-Phos, Neutra-Phos-K, K-Phos Neutral (Na and K Phos)
Intravenous: Potassium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate

Satya Patel
Neutra-Phos, Neutra-Phos-K, ... K-Phos Neutral ... (Na and K Phos)
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Approach • MILD K+ ... rise • SEVERE K+ ... Nebulised Remove K+ ... Dialysis Monitor K+ ... Monitor serum K+
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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- At K = 5.0 to ... - At K = 6.0 to ... - At K = 6.5 to ... - At K = 7.0 to ... - At K = 10.0
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the urine Urine K+ ... <13 mEq K+/g creatinine ... (<2.5 mEq K+/mmol ... Diarrhea Urine K+ ... (>2.5 mEq K+/mmol
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
analyzed, releasing K+ ... to excrete more K+ ... reduce plasma [K+
What foods are high in vitamin K?
The following table is adapted from NPS Medicine and shows
high in vitamin K? ... high in vitamin K
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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extracellular K+ ... acute iatrogenic K+ ... injection Decreased K+
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Decreased Serum K, ... Decreased Serum K, ... Increased Serum K
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Stimulation of Na/K-ATPase ... which imports K+
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Digoxin • K ... Intracellular Shift: • K ... colonic necrosis • K ... hypoperfusion Increased K ... K supplement 3