ArticleExperimental and clinical cardiology2011
Importance of early electrocardiographic recognition and timely management of hyperkalemia in geriatric patients.
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- Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Hyperkalemia: A Retrospective Study in an Emergency Department in Colombia.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2024Article
- Hyperkalemia and Electrocardiogram Manifestations in End-Stage Renal Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Chronic hyperkalemia in non-dialysis CKD: controversial issues in nephrology practice.Journal of nephrology · 2018Review
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and risk of sudden death among patients taking spironolactone.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2015Article
- Electrocardiogram findings of patients with serum potassium levels of nearly 10.0 mmol/L: a report of two cases.Acute medicine & surgery · 2014Article
- Role of single-pill combination therapy in optimizing blood pressure control in high-risk hypertension patients and management of treatment-related adverse events.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2012Review
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Abstract
Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening electrolyte imbalance that can be difficult to diagnose due to the paucity of specific signs and symptoms. Because hyperkalemia can lead to sudden death from cardiac arrhythmias and asystole, any patient whose history, physical examination or laboratory studies raise clinical suspicion of hyperkalemia requires an immediate 12-lead electrocardiogram to ascertain whether electrocardiographic manifestations of electrolyte imbalance are present. The current report describes a case involving an elderly man who developed hyperkalemia secondary to acute-on-chronic kidney injury. Factors affecting the vulnerability of geriatric patients to hyperkalemia, the electrocardiographic manifestations of elevated serum potassium levels, and the importance of timely recognition and management are discussed. Understanding the factors that contribute to hyperkalemia, timely recognition of electrocardiogram changes and timely initiation of appropriate therapy are all critical in the approach to hyperkalemia in the geriatric patient.
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