Hyperkalaemia - emergency management

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Teaching point

In symptomatic hyperkalaemia (e.g. K 5.6 with confusion), stabilise/shift potassium: calcium for cardiac protection if ECG changes, then insulin-dextrose to drive potassium intracellularly; resonium and saline are adjuncts.

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