KlamsterRN

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1. treating hyperkalemia

   KlamsterRN replied to VAJenny's topic in CCU

   Also, insulin is NOT the transport to K into a cell! Insulin is the hormone that finds to a receptor to allow glucose (carbon, which is needed in glycolysis to make ATP) to enter the cell. The resultant ATP attaches to the NA/K pump which allows 3 so...

2. treating hyperkalemia

   KlamsterRN replied to VAJenny's topic in CCU

   D50 is NOT GIVEN TO PREVENT HYPOGLYCEMIA!!!!!!!!!! People who do NOT know for a fact should stop misleading other nurses... It's not safe. Reference the 2013 update to this article: https://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/hyperkalemia-order-meds-5202...

3. Hyperkalemia and order of meds

   KlamsterRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

   I know this post is really old, but here's my 2 cents from the icu perspective. (From a trauma I major university hospital). In an emergent situation, give calcium first, followed by d50/regular insulin: usually 1amp to 10 units. IV insulin has an on...