1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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™ 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; Emergency Medical Minute https://www.emergencymedicalminute.com <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> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/144420126