Month January 2019
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Hypokalaemia

Hypokalaemia: the most common electrolyte abnormality in hospitalised patients; mostly caused by drugs and GI disease

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Hypernatraemia

Hypernatraemia can be caused by a number of critical illnesses: water depletion (decreased intake, hypotonic fluid loss – renal/non-renal); solute excess (Na+ or other)

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Hypercalcaemia

Ca2+ exists in the extracellular plasma two states: (1) free ionized state and (2) bound to other molecules (mostly albumin, rest – beta-globulins, phosphate, citrate)
ionized Ca2+ concentration is inversely related to pH -> an increase in pH results in a decrease in ionized Ca2+

FFFF Medical classics 340

Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 144

Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF, introducing the Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 144 Question 1 What do Inuits avoid…