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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization; changes ... repolarization causes ... diminished and ST ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Peak T, flat P, ST ... only if no clear cause ... concurrent need for vasopressor
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... family history - Medications ... , decrease vit K) ... function test, ANA (e.g ... neurologic/psychiatric changes
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
leads to Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis ... in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... administration, vasopressors ... - HIV/HAART medications