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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 ... Treatment guided by clinical ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Consider cause of hyperkalaemia ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Dermatomyositis Clinical ... • LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... Hypocalcemia/Late - Hypercalcemia ... Shift of extracellular ... per day until stable
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
proximal ulnar shaft ... • If stable ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
rises from the table ... rise from the table ... cruciate #ligament #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Shift of extracellular ... per day until stable ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
the Treatment of Hyperkalemia ... disturbances, shift ... redistributive hyperkalemia ... provoke rebound hypokalemia ... , and Table 3 summarizes
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
rises off the table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Hypokalemia results ... transcellular shifts ... insufficient intake (Table ... sole cause of hypokalemia
Reverse Pivot Shift Test on Physical Exam

Dx: Posterolateral corner injury; but beware proximal tib/fib instability 

Kendall
Reverse Pivot Shift ... Reverse #Pivot #Shift ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #video #orthopedics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... disorders including hypokalemia ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia