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  1. How long does oral Kayexalate continue to work in the body?

    meglp17 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi. I had a patient with a potassium of 6.4, was given oral Kayexalate, then three days later had a potassium of 2.0. I was just wondering if anyone knows how long Kayexalate continues to work in the...

  2. Heparin vs Integrilin

    meglp17 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I work on a cardiac step down unit where the cardiologists typically start nitro and heparin on mostly anyone coming in with chest pain. I was pulled to CCU last night where a patient was having...

  3. How long does oral Kayexalate continue to work in the body?

    meglp17 replied to meglp17's topic in Cardiac

    He hadn't had labs drawn for over 48 hours. Sodium bicarbonate was infusing at 125ml/hr. I went home for the night right as these critical values were called to the day nurse, so I didn't get to see...

  4. How long does oral Kayexalate continue to work in the body?

    meglp17 replied to meglp17's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks for the input everyone :) Here's what I remember about the patient: They were in metabolic acidosis, diabetic, nephrologist had them on a sodium bicarbonate drip, K of 6.4, they received...