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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
Hypokinesis on POCUS ... EKG unremarkable ... This was her EKG ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... EKG • Ensure ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Management #Summary
Tamponade is paradoxical RV collapse during diastole. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if that’s happening by
cycle (in lieu of ECG ... #Tamponade #PLAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pericardial ... #Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... definitive management ... #Management #Workup
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
when the natural cardiac ... pacemaker site shifts ... identifiable on ECG ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #PLAX #clinical
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
hydration - Hyperkalemia ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Anterior Akinesia on POCUS Echocardiogram

Wide complex rhythm seen on monitor. Pulses present. While getting 12 lead
ECG, POCUS performed ... Diagnosis? ... ECG obtained. ... Hypokinesis #RWMA #PLAX ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Management