Practical Emergency Medicine

¿Síncope o arritmia fatal? Tras 25 años en Urgencias y el HEMS, sé que el Magnesio es el "catión fugitivo" que decide el ritmo. Analizamos un caso real: del ABCDE al ECG, detectando la hipomagnesemia antes de que el monitor dibuje una Torsade de Pointes.

Practice Essentials Serum sodium concentration and serum osmolarity normally are maintained under precise control by homeostatic...

Practice Essentials Sodium levels are tightly controlled in a healthy individual by regulation of urine concentration and an intact...

Practice Essentials Hypokalemia is defined as a potassium level of less than 3.5 mEq/L, while moderate hypokalemia is a serum level of...

Practice Essentials Hyperkalemia is defined as a potassium level greater than 5.5 mEq/L. [1] It can be difficult to diagnose clinically...

Practice Essentials Hypercalcemia is a disorder that most commonly results from malignancy or primary hyperparathyroidism. [1, 2, 3, 4,...