Hyperkalaemia

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  • Created on: 15-11-19 11:50
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  • Hyperkalaemia
    • Causes
      • Increased extraneous load
        • Too much dietary intake
        • Potassium supplements
      • Decreased excretion
        • acidosis
        • drugs
          • ACEI/ARB
        • adrenal insufficiency
          • Addisons
          • hypo-aldosteronism
          • Addisonian crisis
        • Gordon's syndrome
      • Increased release from cells
        • acidosis
        • tissue injury
          • rhabdo-myolysis
          • tumour lysis syndrome
        • depolarising agents
        • digoxin
    • Symptoms
      • cardiac arrhythmias
      • Muscle weakness
      • paralysis
      • Increased insulin production
      • Abnormal ECG
      • Paraesthesias
    • Investigations
      • ECG
      • U+Es
      • Serum glucose
      • Other electrolytes
    • Mgmt
      • 10mL 10% calcium gluconate
      • Insulin + dextrose
      • Dialysis if resistant to other mgmt

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