Fluids and electrolytes Treatment summary BNF content
Management of hyperkalaemia. Acute severe hyperkalaemia plasma potassium concentration above 6.5 mmol/litre or in the presence of ECG changes calls for urgent treatment with calcium gluconate 10 by slow intravenous injection, titrated and adjusted to ECG improvement, to temporarily protect against myocardial excitability. An intravenous injection of soluble insulin 510 units with 50 mL
































