A decade later, hyperkalemia was determined to be the cause of the cardiac arrest in these patients. Since then, other conditions have been identified that may result in succinylcholineinduced ...

Dosage varied with the clinical situation and the degree of hyperkalemia. Whenever feasible, the resin was given orally in divided doses, totaling 20 to 60 gm. per day. The resin, a finely ground ...

Nephrotoxicity, the major complication of long-term therapy with amphotericin B, is attributed to drug-induced renal vasoconstriction plus a direct toxic action on renal tubules. Hypokalemia and ...

Given the rapid decline in the patient’s EKG findings, mentation, circulation and history of renal insufficiency, you suspect acute hyperkalemia. You start two large bore IVs quickly with your ...