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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 ... #diagnosis #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 #Resus
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 ... Arrest #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #acls
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gitelman's syndrome #Hypokalemia ... #Differential # ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypovolemia, UNa ... syndrome, Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Causes #nephrology
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 ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... urine #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
and Management ... • LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
algorithm for hypokalemia ... genetic testing *If hypokalemia ... reporting.137,138 #hypokalemia ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology