Potassium Flashcards
1
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Normal potassium homeostasis and range
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2
Q
Hypokalaemia causes
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- GI loss
- Renal loss
- Redistribution into cells
- Rarer causes
3
Q
Summarise types of renal tubular acidosis
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Type 1 = failure of H+ excretion at DCT
Type 2 = failure of HCO3- absorption at PCT
Type 4 = resistance to/deficiency of aldosterone
4
Q
Hypokalaemia Sx
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5
Q
Hypokalaemia Ix
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6
Q
Hypokalaemia Mx
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7
Q
Hyperkalaemia causes
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8
Q
ECG changes in hyperkalaemia
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9
Q
Hyperkalaemia Mx
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10
Q
How do potassium and H+ relate to each other?
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11
Q
Acid-base approach
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12
Q
Compare metabolic and respiratory acid-base abnormalities and compensatory mechanisms
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13
Q
What is the anion gap
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14
Q
Normal anion gap
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14-18
15
Q
Mnemonic for raised anion gap metabolic acidoses
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KULT
16
Q
Normal osmolar gap
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