Electrolyte Disorders: Difference between revisions

→‎Hyperkalemia: usually shows nonspecific intraventricular conduction defect with QRS duration in excess of 0.20 seconds
(→‎Hyperkalemia: usually shows nonspecific intraventricular conduction defect with QRS duration in excess of 0.20 seconds)
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*Tall peaked T waves
*Tall peaked T waves
*Flattening p-waves. In extreme hyperkalemia p-waves may disappear altogether.
*Flattening p-waves. In extreme hyperkalemia p-waves may disappear altogether.
*Prolonged depolarization leading to QRS widening
*Prolonged depolarization leading to QRS widening (nonspecific intraventricular conduction defect) sometimes > 0.20 seconds


At concentrations > 7.5 mmol/L atrial and [[Ventricular Fibrillation|ventricular fibrillation]] can occur.
At concentrations > 7.5 mmol/L atrial and [[Ventricular Fibrillation|ventricular fibrillation]] can occur.
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