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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto: | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In patients with [[hyperkalemia]], physical examination may vary from normal to [[bradycardia]] ([[heart block]]), [[tachypnea]] due to respiratory muscle weakness and absent [[tendon reflexes]]. | In patients with [[hyperkalemia]], physical examination may vary from normal to [[bradycardia]] ([[heart block]]), [[tachypnea]] due to respiratory muscle weakness and absent [[tendon reflexes]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
In patients with hyperkalemia, physical examination may vary from normal to bradycardia (heart block), tachypnea due to respiratory muscle weakness and absent tendon reflexes.
Physical examination
Vitals
- Bradycardia (heart block)
- Tachypnea (respiratory muscle weakness)
General physical examination
- Muscle weakness
- Flaccid paralysis
- Depressed or absent deep tendon reflexes
- Muscle tenderness associated with muscle weakness (rhabdomyolysis)