Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report

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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Main Authors: Aparajita Sohoni, Berenice Perez, Amandeep Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/879751
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spelling doaj-698322da326a45deb3a5a69d363d80282020-11-24T22:26:54ZengHindawi LimitedEmergency 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
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Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report
Emergency Medicine International
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Berenice Perez
Amandeep Singh
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title Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report
title_short 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
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Emergency Medicine International
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2090-2859
publishDate 2010-01-01
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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