Podcast 845: Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest

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Hyperkalemia is common and can be serious. It can result in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. So it is important that we assess this problem properly, find an underlying diagnosis if there is one, and manage appropriately. To find out more about this problem and what we can d ...  Afficher plus

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Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1039. In this episode, I’ll discuss hyper and hypokalemia thresholds that are associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest.