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Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Hyperkalemia Treatment ... function) - Loop diuretic ... LouLectures #Hyperkalemia ... #management #potassium ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... clear cause) Management ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... #Treatment #potassium ... #nephrology #K
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Hyponatremia • Hypercalcemia ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Monitor potassium ... Loop diuretics for ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #nephrology
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
; • Active diuretic ... to the dose of diuretic ... correcting serum potassium ... dependent upon local laboratory ... differential #algorithm #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Management
Treatment includes
 - Electrolyte replacement - K & Mg, preferably Cl salts
Treatment includes ... Mg, preferably Cl ... In persistent hypokalemia ... , K sparing diuretics ... #Treatment #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
with thiazide diuretic ... (renal potassium ... Surreptitious diuretic ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment ... #management #pathophysiology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Maneuver for Treatment ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... management
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Maneuver for Treatment ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... management
Foster Maneuver (half somersault maneuver) for Treatment of BPPV
Some patient find this maneuver more easier with
maneuver) for Treatment ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... management