CRACKCast E125 – Electrolyte Disorders - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team
from 2017-11-09T13:00
Core questions
- What are the five most common causes of hyperkalemia?
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Describe the ECG features seen with hyperkalemia. List at least 5.
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How is hyperkalemia managed? How does each intervention work, and how long do the effects typically last?
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What are the five most common causes of hypokalemia?
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Describe the ECG features seen with hypokalemia. List at least 4.
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How is hypokalemia managed?
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What are the three main types of hypernatremia? Give 3 examples of each.
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List four central and four nephrogenic causes of diabetes insipidus.
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What are the four broad categories of hyponatremia?
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Give an example of two clinical conditions for each: hypovolemic, euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia.
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What are the three most common causes of SIADH?
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Describe the management of hyponatremia in the following patients:
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Actively seizing
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Euvolemic with acute hyponatremia
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Hypovolemic with chronic hyponatremia
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Hypovolemic with acute hyponatremia
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What are the five most common causes of hypercalcemia?
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What are the five most common symptomatic causes of hypocalcemia seen in the emergency department?
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What ECG features are seen in hypercalcemia vs. hypocalcemia? How is each managed?
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What are the five most common causes of hypermagnesemia?
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List five clinical manifestations of hypermagnesemia.
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List five common causes of hypomagnesemia.
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What are the five most common causes of hyperphosphatemia?
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What are the five most common causes of hypophosphatemia in the ED? How do they manifest clinically?
Wisecracks.
- What electrolytes abnormalities are often with hypomagnesemia?
- How do you estimate the total body water?
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