Zachary Repanshek, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Electrolyte disorders are a common finding in the emergency department, but their treatment can be complex. What are the high-yield aspects of electrolyte management that emergency physicians really need to know? This session will take an EM-centric approach to the most common electrolyte abnormalities, focusing on their acute management and emergent resuscitation.
Learning Objectives:
Master sodium disorders with a simplified approach to the balance between salt and water.
Resuscitate emergent cases of hyper- and hyponatremia using standard emergency medicine concepts.
Optimize the management of hyper- and hypokalemia with high-yield pearls including the who, when, and how of repleting potassium.
