1. Atypical electrocardiographic changes in severe hyperkalemia
- Author
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Alan S.L. Yu and B Chir
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Hyperkalemia ,Electrodiagnosis ,macromolecular substances ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Electrocardiography ,T wave ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Metabolic disorder ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,Sinoatrial Exit Block ,Heart ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,nervous system ,Cardiology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The electrocardiogram is often used to gauge the severity of hyperkalemia. We present a case of severe hyperkalemia associated only with pseudonormalized T waves and sinoatrial exit block.
- Published
- 1996