EM Perles: For your ED pharmacology pearls
Clinical Conundrum: What is shock index? How can we apply shock index in the ED?
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Written by Dr. Sanché Mabins, Cook County Health, PGY-1
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Edited by Dr. Sean Dyer, Cook County Health, Associate Program Director, M4 Clerkship Director
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PharmD Pearls: Succinylcholine and Potassium
EM Perles: For your ED pharmacology pearls
Clinical Conundrum-Patient case and labs come back post-intubation using succinylcholine and Oops the potassium is high? When does the increase in serum potassium occur (onset) and how long (duration) does it last after giving a single dose of succinylcholine for intubation? Does having renal failure in a patient change the onset and duration?
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