A 45-year-old woman on ICU develops cardiac arrest (PEA) during haemodialysis. Potassium drawn pre-arrest was 6.8 mmol/L. CPR is commenced. What speci...

Question

A 45-year-old woman on ICU develops cardiac arrest (PEA) during haemodialysis. Potassium drawn pre-arrest was 6.8 mmol/L. CPR is commenced. What specific intervention should be performed immediately in addition to standard ALS?

Accepted Answer

Administer IV calcium chloride 10 mL of 10% and consider dialysis continuation or restart with a potassium-free dialysate

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Administer IV sodium bicarbonate 50 mL of 8.4% as first-line only

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Administer IV insulin-dextrose only

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Discontinue dialysis and do not resume until ROSC

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Administer IV atropine 3 mg

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Cardiac Arrest in Dialysis

A 45-year-old woman on ICU develops cardiac arrest (PEA) during haemodialysis. Potassium drawn pre-arrest was 6.8 mmol/L. CPR is commenced. What specific intervention should be performed immediately in addition to standard ALS?