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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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provide the earliest clues ... - At K = 5.0 to ... repolarization causes ... - At K = 6.0 to ... in conduction causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... measuring urinary K ... gastrointestinal K ... loss • Renal K
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pneumothorax: - No lung sliding ... - Reduced lung sliding ... pleura in severe cases ... - Normal lung sliding ... - Normal lung sliding
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Stimulation of Na/K-ATPase ... which imports K+ ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding ... anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding
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Point of Care Lung Ultrasound - Stages of Collapse and Consolidation

A. NORMAL AERATION. LUNG SLIDING +
LUNG SLIDING + A-LINES ... AERATION, LUNG SLIDING ... AERATION. +/- LUNG SLIDING
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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding ... anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding
This is what a #pneumothorax looks like on US. Air abolishes normal lung sliding. The "lung
abolishes normal lung sliding ... point" is where 'sliding ... ' meets 'no sliding ... #Pneumothorax #Sliding
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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Approach • MILD K+ ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... rise • SEVERE K+ ... Monitor serum K+ ... Prevention - Consider cause
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding ... anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding
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