Management and Disposition of Adults with New-Onset Hyperglycemia without Hyperglycemic Emergency
How do you manage the patient with new-onset hyperglycemia in the ED? Can you diagnose diabetes?
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Insulin Dosing in Hyperkalemia – Is It a One Size Fits All?
How do you avoid hypoglycemia when using insulin to treat hyperkalemia? This post provides you with key pearls and pitfalls for your next shift.
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emDocs Cases: Updates in Management of Hyperkalemia
Emergency physicians are well-acquainted with hyperkalemia. The standard C BIG K DROP regimen can be used, but there may be several ways we can improve our care of the patient with hyperkalemia.
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The Adult Hypoglycemic Patient: Tips for Emergency Department Management
Hypoglycemia is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. This post will reveal several tips and tricks for the evaluation and treatment of hypoglycemic patients.
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CORE EM: Pharmacology of Insulins
Insulin was first licensed for human use in 1922. Since then, numerous formulations with various similar names have been produced and marketed. Because the names of the different drugs are often very similar (novolin vs novolog), it can difficult for emergency providers to keep all of the agents straight. In this post, we discuss the categories of insulins, the nomenclature and the pharmacokinetics of the most commonly used agents.
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