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Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

Notes:

(1) Up to
Hyperkalemia management ... #hyperkalemia #electrolytes ... Up to half of hyperkalemia ... have a normal ECG ... A normal ECG doesn't
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment ... of acute hyperkalemia ... monitor 12-lead ECG ... Consider dialysis #hyperkalemia ... potassium #high #nephrology
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
Hyperkalemia: ... for causes of AKI ... concomitant medications (e.g ... Initiation #monitoring #algorithm ... #kdigo
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
dialysis indication (e.g ... common culprits: Hypovolemia ... Nephrotoxic drugs (e.g ... cases are caused ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... • Low EABV (e.g ... renal failure • AKI ... Aldosterone • ACEi/ARB ... • NSAlDs #Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... emcrit.org/ibcc/hyperkalemia ... management of hyperkalemia ... #Hyperkalemia