Life threatening severe hyperkalemia presenting typical electrocardiographic changes - Rapid recovery following medical, temporary pacing, and hemodialysis treatments

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-29

  Oh, Pyung Chun ^a   Koh, Kwang Kon ^a   Kim, Joon Hwan ^a   Park, Hwasun ^a   Kim, So Jeong ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ECG; Hyperkalemia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CREATININE; DILTIAZEM; ENEMA; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; IMIDAPRIL; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; MEPIRODIPINE; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; POTASSIUM; VALSARTAN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MILD RENAL IMPAIRMENT; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; THORAX PAIN; WEAKNESS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84909968348     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.069     Document Type: Article

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