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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia ... #management #algorithm
Hyperkalemia Management Algorithm
 • Treat the cause & optimize hemodynamics and ventilation
 • Reconsider treatment leadingto
Algorithm • Treat ... • Reconsider treatment ... Intracellular K+ Shift ... #treatment #potassium ... #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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phlebotomy High ... • Burns • Trauma ... Intracellular Shift ... Rhabdomyolysis, burns, trauma ... causes #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... #potassium #high ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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phlebotomy High ... • Burns • Trauma ... Intracellular Shift ... Rhabdomyolysis, burns, trauma ... causes #potassium #high
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... with hypokalemia ... creatinine) • Cell shift ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... #differential #algorithm
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... nocturnal pain, high ... energy trauma, ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... cardiac membrane Shift ... not quickly) #Hyperkalemia ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Used in femur shaft ... Used in femur shaft ... Used in femur shaft ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... employed in the treatment
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... alkali) Blunt Trauma ... Hyphema, history of trauma ... / high velocity ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm