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Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Hyperkalemia: A Retrospective Study in an Emergency Department in Colombia.

Jaime Andrés Quintero-RamírezCamilo A MedinaFederico PenagosJaime Andres MontesdeocaGildardo Antonio OrozcoJuan Saavedra-CastrillónJulio Diez
Published in: Open access emergency medicine : OAEM (2024)
High serum potassium levels are related with abnormal ECG. However, patients with different degrees of hyperkalemia could not describe abnormal ECG findings. In a high proportion of patients with renal chronic disease and hyperkalemia, the abnormalities in the ECG could be minimal or absent.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • heart rate variability
  • heart rate
  • left ventricular
  • heart failure
  • left atrial
  • electronic health record