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Abstract Number: 66
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Hyperkalemia (HK; serum K+ ≥5.0mEq/L) is a common electrolyte imbalance, associated with an increase in all-cause mortality and hospitalization. Moderate to severe HK (K + levels ≥5.5mEq/L) is often managed in the emergency department or hospital, where available treatment options include methods to temporarily lower K+ (e.g., insulin-glucose and beta 2 agonists), use […]
Abstract Number: 141
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) exacerbations, physicians routinely supplement potassium to maintain levels ≥4.0 mEq/L. The evidence basis for this practice is relatively weak. We aimed to evaluate the association between serum potassium levels and outcomes in patients hospitalized with HF. Methods: We identified patients admitted with acute HF exacerbations to hospitals […]
Abstract Number: 141
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hyperkalemia occurs frequently in diabetes. Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC), an oral, selective potassium (K) binder, rapidly reduces K in patients (pts) with hyperkalemia and has been shown to maintain normokalemia for up to 1 y. We compared the response to SZC in adults with and without diabetes mellitus (DM, type 1/2) in a 12 […]
Abstract Number: 373
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 62 year-old woman with hypertension presented with one day of profound, generalized weakness. The patient awoke from sleep and felt nearly paralyzed from the neck down, unable to walk or hold a glass of water. Exam revealed 2+ strength in upper and lower extremities and left wrist drop but no cranial nerve […]
Abstract Number: 400
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 13-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of lower back pain and rash for the past 3 weeks. Associated symptoms included profuse sweating and 10/10 lower back pain radiating to his legs that had progressed in severity with inability to ambulate. On additional questioning, other symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 423
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In the inpatient setting, serum potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) are frequently replaced for patients with values within the reference range (generally K 3.5-5.0 mEq/L, Mg 1.3-2.2 mEq/L) to target an arbitrary goal of 4 mEq/L for K and 2 mEq/L for Mg.(1,2) For certain high-risk non-pregnant adults, K and Mg replacement to these […]
Abstract Number: 1007
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 56 year old female with history of metastatic adenocarcinoma of lung on cycle 1 day 8 of carboplatin/permetrexed/pembrolizumab therapy presented with fever, headache and altered mental status. She was diagnosed with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and was treated with antibiotics. She presented with potassium levels of 3.4 mmol/l […]