How to rescue hyperkalemia
Updated on August 31, 2024
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Hyperkalemia must be dealt with immediately once it occurs. The usual treatments in clinical settings include promoting potassium excretion using furosemide or other loop diuretics to maximize renal potassium excretion, or using oral or rectal potassium-eliminating agents. For life-threatening hyperkalemia with serum potassium levels greater than 6.5 mmol/L, hemodialysis is necessary. Another approach is to facilitate the shift of potassium into cells, which is done through the administration of insulin with glucose, or sodium bicarbonate along with calcium gluconate that helps protect the myocardium, thus providing treatment and protective measures for hyperkalemia.
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