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Hyperkalemia and atrial pacemakers: what can the electrocardiogram tell you?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Nathan Hemmer  and
Arvind Venkat
Nathan Hemmer*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Arvind Venkat
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; nhemmer@wpahs.org

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Keywords

atrial pacemakerhyperkalemiaelectrocardiogramwidened QRS
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 6 , November 2011 , pp. 409 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2011

References

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