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Calcium Gluconate

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Classification:
Calcium salt, electrolyte replacement, membrane stabilizer
Therapeutic Effects:
Replaces ionized calcium, stabilizes cardiac myocyte membrane in hyperkalemia, reverses magnesium toxicity, antidote for calcium channel blocker overdose and hydrofluoric acid burns
Primary Considerations:

Hyperkalemia rescue - 1–2 g IV over 5–10 min stabilizes the myocardial membrane in life-threatening hyperkalemia; effect begins within 1–3 min and lasts 30–60 min, so always pair with definitive...

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