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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... clinical scenario, ECG ... /L - Emergency treatment ... management #algorithm #treatment
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... V-pacemaker, ↑K, ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... antiarhythmics, hypo K, ... #Approach #ECG
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment ... Algorithm ECG ... injury, etc) ECG ... as a standalone treatment ... #Hyperkalemia #Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Nonpharmacologic Treatments ... receptor antagonist/k-receptor ... 120 mg/d) • k-opioid ... nalfurafine 2.5 mcg
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
heparinized tube) • ECG ... test (only if no clear ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... Elimination Treatments
This one at K = 2.4
The down up morphology remains
The computer measures the QT at 565
This one at K = ... the QT at 565 ms ... , QTc at 591 ms ... smithECGBlog #Clinical #ECG ... #EKG #Hypokalemia
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
Hyperkalemia Typical ECG ... hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... ↑HR and drives K+
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
mmol/L Raised ECF ... Cirrhosis - Correct K ... Diuretics, Consider K-opoid ... give specific treatment ... Management #algorithm #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
depletion • Consider K+ ... potassium and ECG ... management #algorithm #treatment