A worrisome outcome of hyperkalemia is cardiac dysfunction. On EKG, hyperkalemia first manifests as peaked T waves, and can lead to ventricular fibrillation, which can be fatal. Cardiac complications can be prevented with the administration of calcium (usually administered as calcium gluconate), which stabilizes the cardiac membrane. Mnemonic: imagine a peaked T wave as being peaked because it is a mountain of K.
Sayfa 63 - Calcium gluconate is also used in magnesium toxicity.
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