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“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
Excess (Acidosis), Hypokalemia ... /Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia ... Tamponade (Cardiac ... Coronary) #HsTs #acls ... #arrest #management
Cardiac Arrest - H's and T's

HYPOVOLEMIA 
HYPOXEMIA 
HYPERKALEMIA 
HYPOKALEMIA 
H+ EXCESS
HYPOTHERMIA 

TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX 
TAMPONADE - CARDIAC
HYPOXEMIA HYPERKALEMIA ... HYPOKALEMIA ... PNEUMOTHORAX TAMPONADE ... TOXINS #ACLS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia ... / Hypokalemia, ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... #differential #diagnosis ... #acls #checklist
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitor • Cardiac ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... emcrit.org/ibcc/hyperkalemia ... of hyperkalemia ... #Hyperkalemia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... • Cell shift: Hypokalemic ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Management
Treatment includes
 - Electrolyte replacement - K & Mg, preferably Cl salts
Gitelman Syndrome - Management ... Mg, preferably Cl ... In persistent hypokalemia ... Gitelman #Syndrome #Management ... #Treatment #nephrology
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
of acute hyperkalemia ... department • Place on cardiac ... depletion • Consider K+ ... Consider dialysis #hyperkalemia ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia Management
Pseudohyperkalemia: 1. Hemolyzed sample 2. Blood drawn from a site/line where potassium or TPN is
Hyperkalemia Management ... Blood drawn from ... EKG to assess cardiac ... @AnnKumfer #Hyperkalemia ... #Management #treatment
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
algorithm for hypokalemia ... Tubulopathy: urine K/ ... genetic testing *If hypokalemia ... reporting.137,138 #hypokalemia ... #algorithm #nephrology