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Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

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based on UKKA and KDIGO ... #algorithm #emergency ... have a normal ECG ... A normal ECG doesn't ... ) I've added a potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transcellular Shift ... #causes #potassium ... #low #pathophysiology
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment ... of acute hyperkalemia ... in the emergency ... monitor 12-lead ECG ... #treatment #potassium
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Gluconate IV Shift ... #management #algorithm
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... ECG changes, weakness ... cardiac membrane Shift ... treatment Remove potassium
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
ARB Initiation Hyperkalemia ... drugs - Moderate potassium ... - Review for causes ... Initiation #monitoring #algorithm ... #kdigo
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... electrocardiography (ECG ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... transcellular shifts ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Loss of sodium/Potassium ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... Hypocalcemia - Hyperkalemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes