Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report
Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality that can significantly alter normal cardiac conduction. Potentially lethal dysrhythmias associated with hyperkalemia include complete heart block and Mobitz Type II second-degree AV block. We report a unique case of Mobitz Type 1 second-...
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| description | Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality that can significantly alter normal cardiac conduction. Potentially lethal dysrhythmias associated with hyperkalemia include complete heart block and Mobitz Type II second-degree AV block. We report a unique case of Mobitz Type 1 second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, known commonly as Wenckebach, due to hyperkalemia. The patient's symptoms and electrocardiogram (ECG) evidence of Wenckebach block resolved with lowering of serum potassium levels, with subsequent ECG showing first-degree AV block. This paper highlights an infrequently reported dysrhythmia associated with hyperkalemia that emergency physicians should be familiar with. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-698322da326a45deb3a5a69d363d80282025-02-03T05:54:31ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592010-01-01201010.1155/2010/879751879751Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case ReportAparajita Sohoni0Berenice Perez1Amandeep Singh2Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital, Highland Campus, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital, Highland Campus, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital, Highland Campus, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USAHyperkalemia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality that can significantly alter normal cardiac conduction. Potentially lethal dysrhythmias associated with hyperkalemia include complete heart block and Mobitz Type II second-degree AV block. We report a unique case of Mobitz Type 1 second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, known commonly as Wenckebach, due to hyperkalemia. The patient's symptoms and electrocardiogram (ECG) evidence of Wenckebach block resolved with lowering of serum potassium levels, with subsequent ECG showing first-degree AV block. This paper highlights an infrequently reported dysrhythmia associated with hyperkalemia that emergency physicians should be familiar with.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/879751 |
| spellingShingle | Aparajita Sohoni Berenice Perez Amandeep Singh Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report |
| title_full | Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report |
| title_short | Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/879751 |
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