Hyperkalemia Symptoms and Treatment | Nursing School Lecture

Hyperkalemia Symptoms and Treatment | Nursing School Lecture
In this video we're walking through the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing interventions of hyperkalemia, or high potassium. Hyperkalemia happens if potassium level gets above 5 mEq/L.
Causes of hyperkalemia:
Hyperkalemia can be caused by excessive intake of high potassium foods or medications, use of potassium-sparing diuretics, issues with the kidneys, adrenal insufficiency, or movement of potassium across cell membranes.
Signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia:
Cardiac arrhythmias, ECK changes, and muscle changes can all be signs of hyperkalemia.
Nursing interventions and assessments for hyperkalemia:
Monitor: Your patient should be on a cardiac monitor since hyperkalemia can cause life threatening cardiac arrhythmias. You'll also need to regularly assess their potassium level. Monitor their heart rate, blood pressure, neuromuscular status to look for muscle twitching, cramping or paralysis, monitor them for GI upset, and check their respiratory status.
Reverse: We want to try to get rid of the excess potassium inside their body. You might give medications like potassium-excreting diuretics, or glucose and insulin to try to reduce the potassium level. They may also need dialysis to rebalance their electrolytes.
Prevent: Encourage the patient to follow the prescribed diet plan, usually a low-potassium diet, but be aware of those salt-substitutes that are high in potassium, so those should be avoided. You'll need to educate your patient on the signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia and help them seek medical care early if they experience any of them.
We just walked through not only the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing interventions of hyperkalemia.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 What you'll learn about hyperkalemia
1:18 Role of potassium
2:51 Causes of hyperkalemia
8:18 Signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia
12:56 Nursing interventions and assessments
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I have Addison’s Disease and my K has been 9 before. It’s was so bad that I couldn’t walk/crawl or move my body, it was so scary that I was practically paralyzed. I was afraid that it was going to cause trouble with my heart/lungs/ diaphragm. By the way, love the information you provided!! 💟

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i love your video, it helped me understand so much about hyperkalemia. are you able to do videos on other hypo and hyper electrolytes?

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Hello. Do hyperparathyroidism, hashimotos cause potassium levels. I had surgery for the parathyroid problem, was diagnosed with hypothyroid 23 yrs ago. Then it switched 15 yrs ago to hyper. Now they say I officially have hashimotos but my levels were not enough to need medicine. Have had heart flutters and my legs feel weak if I'm stressed or hot for awhile now. Numbness at times. I'm kind of being brushed off by Dr's who say the heart flutters are from having Graves antibodies. That doesn't explain the leg thing though. I'm depressed at this point.

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Thank you for this amazing video Christine. Can I ask you why hyperactive leads to diarrhea? If the bowel movement is active, I thought it would be good to digest and absorb food well?🤔🤔

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Hyperglycemia will also Cause potassium to leave the cell... That was another lecture that she gave

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Could glucose also cause potassium shift between cells ?

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Per se no, but in patients with hyperglycemia and treated with insulin, K+ is affected. Where insulin goes there goes K+. A patient receiving insulin at the ICU is monitored for hypokalcemia.

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Right now my K level is 5.7..is there a med that i can take to lower that.thank you

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@@elizabethbabay7334 how are you ? Now your pottasium level?

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Spironolactone causes mine they keep a watch on me

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Believe it or not, a simple blood test can raise levels also if not done properly

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So now I know this muscle twitching and cramping at my left back legs extending tomy buttsnd hips are cause by hyperkalemia.

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