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ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia and Treatment
Membrane Stabilization
 - Calcium gluconate or chloride 
Redistribution
 - Insulin
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia ... and Treatment ... Hemodialysis #Hyperkalemia ... #Treatment #Management ... #EKG
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Metabolic causes (e.g ... ., hypokalemia, ... hypercalcemia), ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Treatment is aimed
A1C and eAG
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#Diabetes #T2D #DM2 #Table #PrimaryCare #Endocrinology #BloodGlucose #A1C
A1C and eAG ~ ... Purposes Only* #Diabetes ... #PrimaryCare #Endocrinology
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Water Central Diabetes ... disorders Nephrogenic Diabetes ... - Medications (e.g ... cisplatin) - Chronic hypercalcemia ... - Chronic hypokalemia
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Comparison of anti-diabetic ... manage Type 2 diabetes ... #medications #diabetes ... #endocrinology ... #treatment
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
, Hypokalemia, Erectile ... higher risk of hyperkalemia ... (ACEI, ARB, diabetes ... - Pregnancy, Hyperkalemia ... Pgp-dependent drugs (e.g
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 • Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia ... • Humoral Hypercalcemia ... Granulomatous Disorders (eg ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Hyperkalemia Treatment ... • IV Fluids Shift ... LouLectures #Hyperkalemia
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
Pathophysiology of Diabetic ... driven by insulin) shifts ... Pathophysiology #Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis #DKA #Diabetes ... #Endocrinology