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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion ... mg Nebulised Remove
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
• Ventilation-perfusion ... Vessels Thrombi Removal ... Vessels Thrombi Removal ... Warming (90-120m) → Removal ... Bypass Other Treatment
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
IL bolus then infusion ... Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc ... management #algorithm #treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
of a previously removed ... infected pleural effusion ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... of the pleural effusion
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... Management - Remove ... inflow - Remove ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
production - removal ... focus on improving perfusion ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Reduced tissue perfusion
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... investigation pack. ❸ Remove ... require prolonged treatment ... an adrenaline infusion ... noradrenaline infusion
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Tissue pressure >> perfusion ... onset of ischemia Treatment ... : • Elevate & remove