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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... Etiology: • Medications ... clear cause) Management ... STOP offending medications ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
Blood Pressure Management ... Valsartan • AKI, hyperkalemia ... , heart block Diuretics ... Spironolactone • AKI, hypovolemia ... BloodPressure #medications
Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
Treatment of hyperkalemia ... determine response to diuretic ... #hyperkalemia ... #kaliuresis #management ... #diuresis #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • G-CSF • Hypokalemic ... Thyrotoxicosis Medications ... • Discontinued diuretic ... MatthewHoMD #Hypokalemia
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic ... congenital), Thyrotoxic hypokalemic ... , Osmotic diuresis ... or induced) #Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Dr Pravin Patel

#Hypokalemia #Hyperkalemia #potassium #differential #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia Hypokalemia ... Diagnosis and Management ... Pravin Patel #Hypokalemia ... #Hyperkalemia # ... differential #diagnosis #management
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
Cardiac Arrest Hypovolemia ... Excess (Acidosis), Hypokalemia ... /Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Renal loss • Medication ... Hypomagnesemia • Osmotic diuresis ... Hypothermia • Hypokalemic ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Hypokalemia
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... inhibitor) 2) Osmotic diuretics ... mannitol) 3) Loop diuretic ... Thiazides-type diuretics ... pharmacology #nephrology #medications
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... empagliflozin LOOP DIURETICS ... POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS ... Tolvaptan #Diuretics ... #Medications #Pharmacology