Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
High potassium; Potassium - high
Symptoms
Hyperkalemia often has no symptoms. Occasionally, people may have the following symptoms:
Irregular heartbeat - Nausea
- Slow, weak, or absent pulse
Signs and tests
- ECG may show changes related to hyperkalemia
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ECG may show potentially dangerousarrhythmias :- Heart block that may become a complete heart block
- Slower than normal heartbeat (bradycardia) that progressively slows
Ventricular fibrillation
- Pulse may be slow or irregular
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Serum potassium is high
Images
Circulatory system
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Hyperkalemia Treatment
Review Date: 11/15/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
