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Emergency Department Start of Shift Checklist

#Management #Start #Shift #Checklist #Supplies #MedEd
Department Start of Shift ... Checklist #Management ... #Start #Shift #
Alkalinization shifts equilibrium toward the plasma and urine and away from the tissues.

#Management #Toxicology #Salicylate #Aspirin
Alkalinization shifts ... #Management #Toxicology
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift change.

J Emerg Med.
information at shift ... #Management #Dashboard ... #Shift #Signout
Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
• IV Fluids Shift ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
 •
Emergency Management ... Gluconate IV Shift ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Hyperkalemia Management Algorithm
 • Treat the cause & optimize hemodynamics and ventilation
 • Reconsider treatment leadingto
Hyperkalemia Management ... Intracellular K+ Shift ... #Hyperkalemia #Management
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... high #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Shift of extracellular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
cardiac membrane Shift ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Shift of extracellular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management