6 min read
#310 No Tension About Inpatient Hypertension with Dr. Noble Maleque
Is there an Urgency to the Emergency about High blood pressure in the hospital? Summary Don’t sweat inpatient hypertension any longer. Who needs
Tag : Hypokalemia
6 min read
4 min read
#309 USPSTF Quick Update: Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes Screening
With Dr. Chien-Wen Tseng Summary Sweeten your day with a review of the updated 2021 USPSTF Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes screening guidelines
1 min read
#308 Metabolic Alkalosis and Hypokalemia: Kidney Boy Returns!
What do diuretics, hyperaldosteronism, black licorice, and milk-alkali have in common? @Kidney_Boy returns to school us on metabolic alkalosis and
3 min read
Another diagnostic ECG of a potentially deadly condition
Written by Pendell MeyersA middle aged woman with no significant past medical history presented with epigastric abdominal pain with vomiting off
7 min read
A Complication of the COVID Era
Submitted and written by Gia Coleman MD and Roshan Givergis DO, edits by Meyers and SmithA woman in her 30s was found crawling in the streets,
6 min read
Adding to the many faces of Hypokalemia....
These 2 cases came in on one shift:Patient 1This patient was weak with a K of 2.4 mEq/LSee the U-waves that are most prominent in V2 (which is the
8 min read
Chest pain in high risk patient. Are these Hyperacute T-waves? What is going on here?
A 40-something woman with h/o obesity, hyperlipidemia, smoking, as well as cocaine and alcohol abuse presented with intermittent chest pain for 2-3
3 min read
Hypokalemia In Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments
(Picture Credit: Getty Images) Hypokalemia in dogs happens when levels of potassium in the blood are lower than usual. Potassium is important to
2 min read
Can People Overdose on Potassium-Rich Foods?
Potassium is an essential mineral. When potassium levels fall too low doctors call it HYPOkalemia. This condition can become life threatening.
5 min read
Potassium and Magnesium: how low is too low?
A 30-something woman with h/o HTN on losartan presented for vomiting, diarrhea, and cough for 2-3 days.K returned at 2.4 mEq/L (3.5 - 5.0 is
8 min read
Diffuse ST depression, and ST elevation in aVR. Left main, right?
This ECG was recorded on a middle-aged male with sickle cell disease and diffuse pain.Sinus rhythmLeft ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)Diffuse
5 min read
Chest pain and Diffuse ST depression, with STE in aVR. You probably think it is left main.....
A 75 year old woman complained of very atypical chest pain, lasting days, worse with movement and palpation.Here is her ECG (ECG-1):There is diffuse