Podcast # 371: EKG changes of Hyperkalemia
Emergency Medical Minute · medicalminute
August 28, 20183m 19s
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Show Notes
Author: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- EKG changes do not necessarily correlate to degree of hyperkalemia
- Traditional progression through peaked T-waves, flattened p-waves, QRS widening, and then sine-waves before asystole
References
Mattu A, Brady WJ, Robinson DA. Electrocardiographic manifestations of hyperkalemia. Am J Emerg Med. 2000;18:721–729.