Open AccessLife-threatening Hyperkalemia: Can Aggressive Medical Therapy Defer Temporary Pacing
Author(s) -
Sudhanshu Kumar Dwivedi,
Pankaj Kumar,
Gaurav Chaudhary,
Ram Kirti Saran,
Sharad Chandra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.134589
Subject(s) - hyperkalemia , medicine , life saving , intensive care medicine , cardiology , cardiac pacing , medical emergency
Hyperkalemia is a life-threatening metabolic condition that can induce deadly cardiac arrhythmias. Here, we present a case of severe life-threatening hyperkalemia in a 35-year-old man with preexisting renal impairment who was managed only medically with close electrocardiogram and vital monitoring