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    EKG Changes

    with Electrolyte
    Abnormalities

    © USMLE Galaxy LLC

    Hyperkalemia EKG Changes

    ● Wide, flat P waves


    ● Prolonged PR interval
    ● Widened QRS interval
    ● Depressed ST segment
    ● Tall, peaked T waves

    Can lead to heart block, asystole, or V-fib

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    Hypokalemia EKG Changes

    ● Slightly prolonged PR interval


    ● Slightly peaked P wave
    ● ST depression
    ● Flat/shallow/inverted T waves
    ● Prominent u-waves

    Hypo- vs Hyperkalemia

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    Hypermagnesemia EKG Changes
    ● Wide, flat P Wave
    ● Prolonged PR interval
    ● Widened QRS complex
    ● Tall T wave

    Hypomagnesemia EKG Changes


    ● Prolonged PR interval
    ● Lengthened QT interval
    ● Risk for
    ○ Ventricular tachycardia
    ○ Torsade de Pointes

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    Hypo- vs. Hypermagnesemia

    Torsade de Pointes

    4
    Hypercalcemia EKG Changes
    ● Shortened QT Interval
    ● Risk for:
    ○ Bradycardia
    ○ Ventricular Fibrillation

    Hypocalcemia EKG Changes


    ● Lengthened QT interval
    ● Risk for:
    ○ Ventricular Tachycardia

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    Hypo- vs. Hypercalcemia

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