Can Hyperkalemia Masquerade Acute Myocardial Infarction - The Pseudoinfarction Pattern

Shahul Irfan D., Umarani R.

Abstract: Hyperkalemia which is defined as serum potassium level more than 5.5 meq/L is a dangerous life threatening metabolic abnormality which needs an aggressive treatment to reduce the mortality to certain extent. Herewith we discuss an interesting case of a male in his 50s who presented to the ER with acute flaccid paralysis and ECG showing a pseudoinfarction pattern.

Keywords: Hyperkalemia, sine wave, ventricular fibrillation