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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 ... Treatment guided by clinical ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia ... transcellular shifts ... medication use, and ... , and underlying
Bacillary Angiomatosis: Lesion at juncture of glans and shaft of penis. 
Photo credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

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juncture of glans and ... shaft of penis. ... Photo credit, Josh ... Images #Clinical ... #Glans #Penis #Photo
Electrolyte imbalances are common findings in many diseases. The kidney is a principally responsible organ for
for retention and ... create a complex clinical ... #Hyponatremia #hypokalemia ... hypernatremia #hyperkalemia ... #hypercalcemia
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Suspicion for Hyperkalemia ... transfusion • HTN and ... Drugs Causing Hyperkalemia ... Intracellular Shift
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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associated with hypokalemia ... and hypomagnesemia ... Hypokalemia ... - Shift from extracellular ... - Furosemide and
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... • IV insulin and ... glucose and/or ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... , asystole #hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Suspicion for Hyperkalemia ... transfusion • HTN and ... Drugs Causing Hyperkalemia ... Intracellular Shift
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Transcellular Shift ... Alkalosis • Hypokalemia ... Acetazolamide and
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... across the knee and ... his alignment and ... dr.dold.md #Pivot #Shift ... Injury #ACLTear #clinical