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@med_712 Also add to that that the acidosis itself causes pseudohyperkalemia so in severe acidosis even if the potassium is within normal ranges k infusion should be started, put in mind that every decrease of PH by 0.1 can cause an increase of K by 0.6
@md1talk Ringer Lactate of course, and all the guidelines should be updated to recommend RL (or balanced solutions) instead of NS in general ( except for certain cases) and specifically for DKA
@srrezaie If patient is awake, even if altered, I’d like to try some BiPAP, with a lil bit of ketamine while all meds are being given, in the meantime I’d prepare my intubation set and meds, if all went well then I’ll continue on BiPAP, if patient deteriorated, I’d go for intubation.
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@md1talk I don’t think that Na bicarb is useful in DKA, whatever the PH is, and Last I checked there’s no actual evidence supporting the use of Na bicarb in DKA patients, for me never gave it and I’ll never give it. maybe only if there’s an associated NAGMA, or uremic acidosis 🤷🏾♂️
@srrezaie It’s more than 1 litter, I guess 1.5-2 litters if the operator squeezed hard enough ! That’s why we need to be more gentle when we bag patients
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@srrezaie I’ve reached 2 and 3 mcg/kg/min in some occasions, but then I started to add on a second agent(usually epi)as soon as I hit a range of 0.5-0.7 mcg/kg/min, and I find that more useful, maybe !