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Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
• Mechanism: Exchanges ... calcium for K; also binds ... nonspecifically binds ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #binders
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Algorithm • IV ... • Consider K+ binder ... potassium and ECG ... changes • 5.5 ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Early-repolarization pattern ... - Coving ST Secondary ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... dissection • Sodium-channel
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Imaging Patterns ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
C" (common for causes ... Causes: • SAH ... (>50 years) P Pattern ... change or progressive ... #Comparison #Neurology