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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... mEq/L, P waves are ... QRS widens, and irregular ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... • Low EABV (e.g ... Aldosterone • ACEi/ARB ... #IntercellularShift ... #Causes
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
acute treatment are ... , changes on ECG ... because patients are ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes
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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Medications: K+, ACEi/ARBs ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... K-Binding Resins - Exchanges
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
palpitations, changes ... electrocardiography (ECG ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... hypomagnesemia are ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
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Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-60y (hormonal changes ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... Many symptoms are ... not caused by granulomas ... of diagnosis (e.g
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
fluid overload, irregular ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... if result will change