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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... clinical scenario, ECG ... /L - Emergency treatment ... #Hyperkalemia #management
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 ... #Algorithm #Management
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... receptor antagonist/k-receptor ... 120 mg/d) • k-opioid ... nalfurafine 2.5 mcg ... #management #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... test (only if no clear ... cause) Management ... #Treatment #potassium
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+ ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... depletion • Consider K+ ... potassium and ECG ... high #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... Cirrhosis - Correct K ... Diuretics, Consider K-opoid ... give specific treatment ... #algorithm #treatment
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
spontaneously (before any treatments ... malignancies Treatments ... with Ca only if EKG ... Walid Malki, MD, MS ... TLS #oncology #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... residual lesion or is clear ... Pyogenes - K. ... • Vasculitis (e.g