Release Date: 2024-03-21

Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Electrolyte Imbalance

Busra Arslan (Author)

Release Date: 2024-03-21

Electrolyte imbalances refer to situations where electrolytes are present at levels different from normal, often necessitating urgent medical intervention. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is critical in managing emergencies associated with electrolyte imbalances. Electrolyte imbalances can affect the electrical activity of the heart and lead to severe cardiac arrhythmias. For instance, hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) [...]

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Electrolyte imbalances refer to situations where electrolytes are present at levels different from normal, often necessitating urgent medical intervention. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is critical in managing emergencies associated with electrolyte imbalances. Electrolyte imbalances can affect the electrical activity of the heart and lead to severe cardiac arrhythmias. For instance, hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) can increase the risk of ventricular fibrillation, while hypokalemia (low potassium levels) can increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias. ACLS encompasses a range of interventions used in managing such conditions.
The primary goals of ACLS include maintaining respiration and circulation, ensuring oxygenation, and correcting cardiac rhythm. In the treatment of electrolyte imbalances, correcting electrolyte levels, especially when they are critically abnormal, is an urgent necessity.
Specific interventions in ACLS may be tailored particularly for certain electrolyte imbalances, such as hyperkalemia. These interventions may include the administration of calcium gluconate or calcium chloride, insulin-glucose infusion, the use of beta-2 agonists, and other treatment options.
In conclusion, electrolyte imbalances can present serious conditions requiring urgent medical intervention. Advanced cardiac life support serves as an effective tool in managing such conditions and becomes crucial when interventions specific to electrolyte imbalances are warranted. Therefore, continuous education and updates on electrolyte imbalances are important for emergency medicine teams.

Busra Arslan (Author)
Ataturk University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-7689
3Busra Arslan, who graduated from Atatürk University Faculty of Nursing in 2017, started working as a clinical nurse at Atatürk University Research Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic in 2019. She completed her master’s degree in Surgical Diseases Nursing in 2021. She has 2 scientific articles published in internationally refereed journals.

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