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Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
minutes) Decrease potassium ... • IV Fluids Shift ... (if preserved renal ... peaks 1-2h) • Blood ... #nephrology
Retinal Detachment on Ocular POCUS
61yo male with painless visual loss right eye.  Ocular POCUS reveals...?
Great
Retinal Detachment ... on Ocular POCUS ... Ocular POCUS reveals ... Great POCUS case ... #Detachment #Ocular
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Crush injury • Blood ... Intracellular Shift ... Blood transfusion ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Crush injury • Blood ... Intracellular Shift ... Blood transfusion ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... suggests extra-renal ... causes • Laxative ... losses: • High Blood ... #nephrology #low
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
to irritation, blood ... or swelling of blood ... Episcleritis Ocular ... detachment • Central ... Conjunctivitis #ocular
Causes of Hyperkalemia
Pseudohyperkalemia
 - Tourniquet use
 - Hemolysis (in vitro)
 - Leukocytosis
 - Thrombocytosis
Intra- to extracellular
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... shift - Acidosis ... Transfusion of aged blood ... excretion - Renal ... #Hyperkalemia #Causes
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
130 mEq/L • Potassium ... transcellular shift ... • Saline Causes ... blood flow and ... • Saline May Cause
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... UA positive for blood ... Shift of extracellular ... Monitor potassium ... #treatment #nephrology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is the leading cause of this pathology in patients under 40
POCUS What is ... the leading cause ... The most common cause ... ultrasound include retinal ... and vitreous detachment