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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... QRS widening • Sinus ... • "Sine wave" rhythm ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... the pacemaker shifts ... Arrhythmia #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Increased EC ... shift of K (Succinylcholine ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... and ECG changes ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... sinoventricular rhythm ... #diagnosis #management
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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atrial pacemaker - ECG ... Diagnosis • The ... the pacemaker shifts ... appreciate this rhythm ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... the pacemaker shifts ... Arrhythmia #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
electrocardiography (ECG ... rhythm disturbances ... transcellular shifts ... depletion impedes potassium ... #Diagnosis #Hypokalemia
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
criteria for the diagnosis ... Pacemaker: VARIANT OF SINUS ... focus from the sinus ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison