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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 ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion ... #management #algorithm
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
ECG changes, weakness ... injury, etc) ECG ... Calcium - Stabilizes cardiac ... membrane Shift ... #Management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... • Infusion: I mg ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
life-threatening cardiac ... disturbances, shift ... , changes on ECG ... algorithm for the management ... #Management #Medications
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment ... of acute hyperkalemia ... department • Place on cardiac ... monitor 12-lead ... ECG • IV calcium
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management
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
Hyperkalemia Management
Pseudohyperkalemia: 1. Hemolyzed sample 2. Blood drawn from a site/line where potassium or TPN is
Hyperkalemia Management ... • Order a STAT EKG ... to assess cardiac ... stabilize heart if EKG ... #Management #treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... EKG • Ensure ... Cardiac surgery? ... #criticalcare #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg