Downloads: 2 | Views: 249 | Weekly Hits: ⮙1 | Monthly Hits: ⮙1
Informative Article | Medicine | India | Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024 | Popularity: 4.4 / 10
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
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024
Pages: 1393 - 1396
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/MR24219105402
Please Disable the Pop-Up Blocker of Web Browser
Verification Code will appear in 2 Seconds ... Wait