Open AccessHypokalaemia Re‐Visited: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Chew HC
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790501200407
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , abnormality , hypokalemia , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
Hypokalaemia is a relatively common biochemical abnormality found at the emergency department. Sequential changes in the electrocardiogram occur as the serum potassium is lowered. Correction of hypokalaemia can be life‐saving. It is essential for physicians to be able to recognise these changes and initiate prompt replacement when necessary. We present a case series of patients presenting to the emergency department with symptomatic hypokalaemia and discuss the electrocardiographic manifestations and recognition of hypokalaemic changes.