{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 845: Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest","description":"Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:  Hyperkalemia may cause cardiac arrest&amp;nbsp; Treatment of suspected hyperkalemic cardiac arrest begins with typical management of cardiac arrest including high-quality CPR, defibrillation if appropriate, and resuscitation medications&amp;nbsp;  Administer calcium products to stabilize cardiac membrane and potassium shifting medications&amp;nbsp; If ROSC is achieved, initiate dialysis&amp;nbsp;  There are several case reports of patients being dialyzed while CPR is ongoing, with some success&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  Dialysis during resuscitation may be an appropriate treatment for some patients&amp;nbsp;   References Jackson MA, Lodwick R, Hutchinson SG. Hyperkalaemic cardiac arrest successfully treated with peritoneal dialysis. BMJ. 1996;312(7041):1289-1290. doi:10.1136\/bmj.312.7041.1289 Kao KC, Huang CC, Tsai YH, Lin MC, Tsao TC. Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest successfully reversed by hemodialysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: case report. Chang Gung Med J. 2000;23(9):555-559. Torrecilla C, de la Serna JL. Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest, prolonged heart massage and simultaneous hemodialysis. Intensive Care Med. 1989;15(5):325-326. doi:10.1007\/BF00263870 Summarized by Kirsten Hughes, MS4 | Edited by John Spartz, MD, &amp; Erik Verzemnieks, MD &amp;nbsp; The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering AMA PRA Category 1 credits\u2122 via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at https:\/\/emergencymedicalminute.org\/cme-courses\/ and create an account.&amp;nbsp;   ","author_name":"Emergency Medical Minute","author_url":"https:\/\/www.emergencymedicalminute.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25621335\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/fa102a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/144420126"}