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Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Options Stabilize cardiac ... minutes) Decrease potassium ... Fluids Shift potassium ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #potassium #nephrology
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac ... Venous Pressure Pulmonary ... Wedge Pressure Cardiac ... Resistance Index Pulmonary ... Pressures #Normal #Cardiology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
safely, whereas potassium ... patients (including cardiac ... Enteral potassium ... Intravenous potassium ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Emphysema - Pulmonary ... - Congestive Cardiac ... Failure #Pulmonary ... #Diseases #Radiology
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Ventricular Pressure - Pulmonary ... Pressure - Pulmonary ... Pressure #Heart #Cardiac ... Pressures #Formulas #Cardiology
Electrolyte Repletion
Potassium 
  - ref range 3.5-4.5
  - if acute MI, cardiac conditions >4.5
Electrolyte Repletion Potassium ... - if acute MI, cardiac ... CAD or active cardiac ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #HeartFailure #management ... #CHF #cardiology
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
affecting the cardiac ... repolarizing eflux of potassium ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
reversible causes of Cardiac ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm