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List the causes and clinical implications of various electrolyte abnormalities

List the causes and clinical implications of various electrolyte abnormalities Describe ECG changes in potassium and calcium. Hypokalemia. Serum level below 3.5–5.0 mEq/L Caused by vomiting, diarrhea, diuretics, gastric suctioning ,Hypomagnesemia Muscle weakness, polyuria

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List the causes and clinical implications of various electrolyte abnormalities

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  1. List the causes and clinical implications of various electrolyte abnormalities • Describe ECG changes in potassium and calcium

  2. Hypokalemia • Serum level below 3.5–5.0 mEq/L • Caused by vomiting, diarrhea, diuretics, gastric suctioning ,Hypomagnesemia • Muscle weakness, polyuria • Digitalis can take advantage and cause Torsades de pointes

  3. Hypokalemia • ECG Changes • ST segment depression • T waves flatten or join U waves • U waves get larger than Ts • QT interval appears to lengthen • PR interval increases

  4. Hypokalemia

  5. Hypokalemia: ST depression with prominent T (actually U) and prolonged QT when K<2.5-3 Flat T with K~3

  6. Hyperkalemia • Most common cause is renal failure • Sinus node can quit at 7.5 mEq/L • VF or asystole at 10–12 mEq/L

  7. Hyperkalemia: T wave in hyperkalemia is typically tall and narrow, but does not have to be tall (may be just narrow and peaked pulling ST segment).

  8. Hyperkalemia Tall T waves with a narrow base QRS widens

  9. Sine waves in severe cases

  10. Calcium • Hypercalcemia: Short QT interval • Hypocalcemia: Prolonged QT interval

  11. Hypocalcemia: Long QT that is due to a long ST segment, which is different from long QT due to congenital long QT syndrome, drugs, or hypokalemia. T wave is not wide, there is no T wave abnormality.

  12. Hypercalcemia: short QTc <390 ms. No significant ST or T wave abnormality

  13. The QT Interval • Measured from the start of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave • Measures the total ventricular activity: “refractory time” • QTc is corrected for rate

  14. 139 The QT/QTc Table

  15. Prolonged QT Etiologies • • Familial long QT Syndrome • • Congestive Heart Failure • • Myocardial Infarction • • Hypocalcemia • • Hypomagnesemia • • Type I Antiarrhythmic drugs • • Myocarditis

  16. Shortened QT Etiologies • • Digoxin (Digitalis) • • Hypercalcemia • • Hyperkalemia

  17. Hypomagnesemia is not associated with characteristic or specific ECG findings It is associated with a non-specific prolongation of QT and/or QRS intervals, and is often associated with hypokalemia and hypocalcemia. Therefore, changes related to the latter 2 abnormalities may be seen.

  18. Pathologic Q Waves I 28

  19. Progression of Myocardial Infarction During MI the ECG often evolves through three stages: Ischemia Injury Infarction 29

  20. Identification of MI Reciprocal changes seen on 12-lead ECG may assist with distinguishing between MI and conditions that mimic it 30

  21. View of Inferior Heart Wall • Leads II, III, aVF • Looks at inferior heart wall • Looks from the left leg up

  22. View of Lateral Heart Wall • Leads I and aVL • Looks at lateral heart wall • Looks from the left arm toward heart *Sometimes known as High Lateral*

  23. View of Lateral Heart Wall • Leads V5 & V6 • Looks at lateral heart wall • Looks from the left lateral chest toward heart

  24. View of Anterior Heart Wall • Leads V3, V4 • Looks at anterior heart wall • Looks from the left anterior chest

  25. View of Septal Heart Wall • Leads V1, V2 • Looks at septal heart wall • Looks along sternal borders

  26. Posterior Ischemia, Injury, Infarction Can be identified through leads V7, V8 and V9 38

  27. Right Ventricular Ischemia, Injury, Infarction Can be identified using leads V3R, V4R, V5R, V6R 39

  28. Right Ventricular MI

  29. Anterior MI

  30. Reciprocal ST segment depression Acute ST segment elevation

  31. Pericarditis

  32. Pericarditis • Signs and Symptoms • Chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, fever, weakness, chills • Chest pain sharp, radiating to back, neck, jaw • Made worse by lying flat, twisting • Made better by leaning forward

  33. Pericarditis • Often pleuritic pain, worse on inhalation • Pain can last for hours or days • Pericardial friction rub • Heard over left lower sternal border

  34. Pericarditis ECG Criteria • ST segment elevation • Concave in all leads • T wave elevation • PR depression

  35. Pericarditis

  36. Pericarditis: Diagnosis

  37. Early Repolarization

  38. ECG Criteria: APE • Deep S in Lead I • Abnormal Q in Lead III • Inverted T in Lead III

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