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Monday, August 25, 2008

Indications for dialysis in ARF - POKEAI

Indications for dialysis - POKEAI (pronounced "POKE-EYE")

Pulmonary oedema (refractory to treatment)
= uraemic pericarditis
K+ > 7.0 mmol/L
Encephalopathy, uraemic
Acidosis (pH <7.2 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">
Itching (intractable)


**edit**
another version is MOP-UP (since dialysis is like a spring clean!)

Metabolic acidosis
Oedema, pulmonary
Pericarditis, uraemic

Uraemic encephalopathy
Potassium

Ask your Canto friends what POKEAI means if you don't already know =D
at 9:49 PM

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