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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 ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Gluconate IV Shift ... recurrence #Hyperkalemia ... #management #algorithm
Hyperkalemia (9.5) on ECG

ECG of an unconscious young man thought to be in "V-Tach"

His rate is
Hyperkalemia (9.5 ... ) on ECG ECG of ... K+ was 9.5! ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia ... Treatment Algorithm ... ECG changes, weakness ... cardiac membrane Shift ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... #treatment
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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atrial pacemaker - ECG ... the pacemaker shifts ... this rhythm #wap ... atrial #pacemaker #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia EKG - K of 8.5

Here’s an #ECG of a man with ROSC after cardiac arrest

Computer
Hyperkalemia EKG ... K+ was 8.5 ! ... @EM_RESUS #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Hyperkalemia (7.2) on ECG

HyperK is known as the Great Masquerader on ECG bc it can take
Hyperkalemia (7.2 ... think ↑K+ K+ was ... @EM_RESUS #Hyperkalemia ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
goals of acute treatment ... disturbances, shift ... , changes on ECG ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... #Treatment
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Intercellular Shift ... Transcellular Shift ... • Non-Anion Gap ... • Cell Lysis (e.g
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
warranting urgent treatment ... electrocardiography (ECG ... transcellular shifts ... Identification and treatment ... #Evaluation #Algorithm