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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... only if no clear cause ... STOP offending medications ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
Evaluation and Management ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... transcellular shifts ... important because management ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... b) CHF c) CVA ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Pager Summary Indications ... derangements (hyperkalemia ... , hypercalcemia, ... #Therapy #RRT #managment ... #nephrology #CRRT
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology