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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 ... guided by clinical ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia
Clinical Pharmacologic Properties of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table #Effects
Clinical Pharmacologic ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #Table
Emergency Therapy of Hyperkalemia
Therapy - Dose and Route - Onset of Action - Duration of Effect
Emergency Therapy of Hyperkalemia ... Hemodialysis #Hyperkalemia ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #treatment
Beta blocker Conversion Table- Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol Equivalents
Converting between Beta-Blockers: Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol

#Pharmacology #Cardiology
blocker Conversion Table ... #Cardiology #BetaBlocker ... #Conversion #Table ... Recommended Text: Clinical ... Pharmacology Made
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Dermatomyositis Clinical ... • LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... Shift of extracellular ... Treatment of underlying ... per day until stable
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
1 mg PO/IV #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #Loop ... Dose #Conversion #Table ... Recommended Text: Clinical ... Pharmacology Made
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
1 mg PO/IV #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #Loop ... Doses #Conversion #Table ... Recommended Text: Clinical ... Pharmacology Made
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Medications for the Treatment ... goals of acute treatment ... disturbances, shift ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... #Treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Shift of extracellular ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... per day until stable ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia ... Summary #causes #treatment
Potassium Binders for Management of Hyperkalemia
 • SPS - Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
 • Patiromer (veltassa)
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... Binders #Management #Hyperkalemia ... #treatment #pharmacology ... #table #comparison