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SMART Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults 

N Engl J Med 2018;
Trial - Balanced Crystalloids ... use of balanced crystalloids ... death from any cause ... - Visual Abstract ... Trial #Balanced #Crystalloids
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Usual maintenance ... calcium for K; also binds ... nonspecifically binds ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #binders
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... - Infection - Viral ... fluid/Lactated ringers ... per day until stable ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
essentially all our vital ... K+ in the ECF causes ... Hyperkalemia, a ... Balanced crystalloids ... pharmacology #physiology #crystalloids