title: Insulin (Actrapid – for hyperkalemia)
text: Treatment of hyperkalaemia with insulin—glucose 25% infusion
  Starting dose: 0.1 unit/kg/hour.
  Dose range: 0.05 to 0.2 unit/kg/hour.
  Titrate infusion rate to serial serum potassium and blood glucose concentrations.
  Treatment of hyperkalaemia with insulin-only infusion
  Starting dose: 0.1 unit/kg/hour.
  Dose range: 0.05 to 0.2 unit/kg/hour.
  Titrate infusion rate to serial serum potassium and blood glucose concentrations.
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