Potassium baths- dialysate

[Bluebell.]

Hi everyone,

What exactly is a 0 K , 2 K , 3 K,etc. bath mean for dialysis? The only thing I know is that a 0 K can lower the K+ when its too high, but not sure how.

[lfoglia1]

I work in an acute HemoDialysis setting and our Physician atttending does not allow 0 potassium bath at all period because the risk of death. Instead for severe hyperkalemia patients will recieve dialysis with 2 k . The ICU can give Insulin and D50 to lower the extracellular K and force it back into the cell.

also K exalate

[AcuteHD]

Are 1K baths going away? My nephrologists wont use them at all on cath pts and only for the first hour for av access regardless of how high the potassium is.