Hyperkalemia EKG - K of 8.5

Here’s an #ECG of a man with ROSC after cardiac arrest

Computer is calling STEMI 

Burn this ECG pattern into your mind. It’s the classic “Pseudo-STEMI” pattern of ↑K+ !

Last thing these patients need is a contrast load to their kidneys in the Cath Lab!

K+ was 8.5 !

- Sam Ghali, M.D.
@EM_RESUS

#Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology #Clinical
Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 6 years ago
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