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Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... by excess potassium ... intake, impaired ... renal function, medication ... intake is rarely
Antiarrhythmic Medication Table

#Antiarrhythmic #Medications #Table #Classification #Classes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Antiarrhythmic Medication ... Table #Antiarrhythmic ... #Medications #Table ... Classification #Classes
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Increased Intake
 • Reduced Excretion (IV potassium with
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... • Increased Intake ... Excretion (IV potassium ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockers⠀
Class II
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... Classification - Summary Table ... Class III agents - Potassium ... Antiarrhythmic #Medications ... Classification #Summary #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Decreased GI Uptake ... - Poor dietary intake ... Renal Loses - Medications ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Causes of Leukocytosis ... Infections, Autoimmune, Medications ... , Cancer, Nutritional ... Reactive (Infection, medications ... Autoinflammatory, Nutritional
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
you're up-titrating medications ... allow one dose of medication ... to take effect ... antihypertensives #medications ... #Pharmacology #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Diagnosis Poor Intake ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
Adenosine, Magnesium, Potassium ... Antiarrhythmic #Medications ... #Classes #Classification
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Loss Decreased Intake ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low