Hyperkalemia, that dreaded page at 4am that makes our hearts race and we rush to our EMR where we click every single order on the order set. We should really be better at getting an EKG on ourselves and thinking through the whole process. Is the sample hemolyzed? Is the patient already on CRRT and the bath needs to be changed? The authors did a great job with the algorithm which we all should have a copy of on our phones.
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Dépret, F., Peacock, W. F., Liu, K. D., Rafique, Z., Rossignol, P., & Legrand, M. (2019). Management of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient. Annals of Intensive Care, 9(1).
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