Emergencies in Hemodialysis Patients

Emergencies in Hemodialysis Patients

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Audience: This classic team-based learning (cTBL) session is appropriate for medical students or emergency medicine residents.Introduction: Over 380,000 patients have renal failure in the here United States and 90% of these patients are managed on hemodialysis.Hemodialysis patients have high rates of morbidity and mortality.Understanding the management of emergencies unique to these patients is essential for any emergency physician.Objectives: By the end of this session, the learner will: 1) describe primary dialysis complications; 2) construct a full differential for a dialysis patient presenting with complications; Military Spacecraft Model Kit 3) formulate an appropriate treatment and resuscitation in an acutely ill dialysis patient; 4) plan appropriate disposition and utilization of consultants for dialysis complications.

Methods: The format of this educational session is cTBL.