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 DiezPublished 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.