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Hyperkaelemia ECG Features - With mild to moderate hyperkalemia, there is reduction of the size of
Hyperkaelemia ECG ... complex, and the ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... Progression #Criteria
Progressive ECG changes with increasing 
hyperkalaemia. 
 (a) Normal 
 (b) Tented T wave (arrow)
Progressive ECG ... arrest) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hyperkalemia ... #Progression #Changes
Textbook progression Of EKG changes in Hyperkalemia. In reality, EKGs are far 
more variable and unpredictable.
Of EKG changes ... in Hyperkalemia. ... #Hyperkalemia #Progression ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Changes #Diagnosis
Typical ECG changes associated with hyperkalemia. 
→ Peaked T wave
→ Wide PR interval, Wide QRS duration,
Typical ECG changes ... such, a normal ECG ... #hyperkalemia #ECG ... #changes #progression ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... • Peaked, narrow-based ... counting of HR by EKG ... rhythm Presence Of EKG ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram
R Wave Progression - normal chest lead ECG shows an rS-type complex in lead V1 with
R Wave Progression ... normal chest lead ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #RWave #Progression
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization causes peaked ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... potassium and ECG ... mmol/l - Tall, "peaked ... QRS axis shift, Progressive ... potassium #high #diagnosis
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
S - Shock H - Hyperkalemia ... Typical ECG ... BRASH: HR 30, peaked ... other findings of hyperkalemia ... BRASH #Syndrome #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG