Treatment:
- If severe hyperkalemia or ECG changes -> first give IV Ca (stabilized RMP of myocardium)
- Potassium shifters: glucose + insulin, sodium bicarb (causes alkalosis)
- K elimnation: Kayexalate, hemodialysis, furosemide
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References:
- Step up to medicine
- Dr Alqahtani’s lecture