Severe hyperkalemia can be detected immediately by quantitative electrocardiography and clinical history in patients with symptomatic or extreme bradycardia: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1112.e7-1112.e13

  Chon, Sung Bin ^a   Kwak, Young Ho ^a   Hwang, Seung Sik ^b   Oh, Won Sup ^c   Bae, Jun Ho ^c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Electrocardiography; Hyperkalemia; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INSULIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POTASSIUM; RESIN;

AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; BRADYCARDIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MENTAL DISEASE; OLIGURIA; PR INTERVAL; PRESYNCOPE; PREVALENCE; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; SHOCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAL SIGN; WEAKNESS;

BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HYPERKALEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84887411983     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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