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Laboratory findings consistent with the causes of pulseless electrical activity include: | Laboratory findings consistent with the causes of pulseless electrical activity include:<ref name="pmid24297818">{{cite journal |vauthors=Myerburg RJ, Halperin H, Egan DA, Boineau R, Chugh SS, Gillis AM, Goldhaber JI, Lathrop DA, Liu P, Niemann JT, Ornato JP, Sopko G, Van Eyk JE, Walcott GP, Weisfeldt ML, Wright JD, Zipes DP |title=Pulseless electric activity: definition, causes, mechanisms, management, and research priorities for the next decade: report from a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop |journal=Circulation |volume=128 |issue=23 |pages=2532–41 |date=December 2013 |pmid=24297818 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004490 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid30020721">{{cite journal |vauthors=Oliver TI, Sadiq U, Grossman SA |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=30020721 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Hyperkalemia]] or [[Hypokalemia]] should be ruled out | |||
*A stat arterial blood gas will provide information regarding the presence of [[hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] | *A stat [[arterial blood gas]] will provide information regarding the presence of [[hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] | ||
*A stat [[hematocrit]] can also be checked on the [[arterial blood gas]] to evaluate the patient for [[exsanguination]] | *A stat [[hematocrit]] can also be checked on the [[arterial blood gas]] to evaluate the patient for [[exsanguination]] | ||
* Any patient with drug overdose can undergo a rapid urine or blood screen to identify the cause of the problem. | * Any [[patient]] with [[drug overdose]] can undergo a rapid [[urine]] or [[blood screen]] to identify the cause of the problem. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory testing should be ordered to rule out hyperkalemia, hypoxia and acidosis (ABG), exsanguination (hematocrit).
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings consistent with the causes of pulseless electrical activity include:[1][2]
- Hyperkalemia or Hypokalemia should be ruled out
- A stat arterial blood gas will provide information regarding the presence of hypoxia and acidosis
- A stat hematocrit can also be checked on the arterial blood gas to evaluate the patient for exsanguination
- Any patient with drug overdose can undergo a rapid urine or blood screen to identify the cause of the problem.
References
- ↑ Myerburg RJ, Halperin H, Egan DA, Boineau R, Chugh SS, Gillis AM, Goldhaber JI, Lathrop DA, Liu P, Niemann JT, Ornato JP, Sopko G, Van Eyk JE, Walcott GP, Weisfeldt ML, Wright JD, Zipes DP (December 2013). "Pulseless electric activity: definition, causes, mechanisms, management, and research priorities for the next decade: report from a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop". Circulation. 128 (23): 2532–41. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004490. PMID 24297818.
- ↑ Oliver TI, Sadiq U, Grossman SA. PMID 30020721. Missing or empty
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