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Hyperkalemia Management
Membrane Stabilizers:
 • Calcium gluconate
Shifters:
 • Insulin + glucose
 • Albuterol
Excreters:
 • Furosemide
 • Sodium
Hyperkalemia Management ... Membrane Stabilizers ... #Hyperkalemia #Management
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia and Treatment
Membrane Stabilization
 - Calcium gluconate or chloride 
Redistribution
 - Insulin
and Treatment Membrane ... Hyperkalemia #Treatment #Management
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Diagnosis and Management ... epithelial basement membrane ... bullae - Mucous membrane ... erosions in ~20% Management ... Pemphigoid #Diagnosis #Management
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
ExtraCorporeal Membrane ... ExtraCorporeal Membrane ... (oxygenator or membrane ... ExtraCorporeal #Membrane ... Oxygenation #diagnosis #management
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... Extracorporeal membrane ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
the cricothyroid membrane ... the cricothyroid membrane ... the cricothyroid membrane ... the cricothyroid membrane ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management
Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Stabilize cardiac membrane ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Acute Hyperkalemia Management
 • Membrane Stabilization: Calcium Gluconate (10%), Hypertonic (3%) Normal Saline
 • Shifters: Insulin
Acute Hyperkalemia Management ... • Membrane Stabilization ... #Hyperkalemia #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... via cricothyroid membrane ... If cricothyroid membrane ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia Management Algorithm
 • Treat the cause & optimize hemodynamics and ventilation
 • Reconsider treatment leadingto
Hyperkalemia Management ... supplements 1) Cell Membrane ... #Hyperkalemia #Management