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Hyperkalemia - Symptom
Alternative Names
High potassium; Potassium - high
Symptoms:
Hyperkalemia often has no symptoms. Occasionally, people may have the following symptoms:
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nausea
- Slow, weak, or absent pulse
Signs and tests:
- ECG may show changes related to hyperkalemia
- ECG may show potentially dangerous arrhythmias:
- Heart block that may become a complete heart block
- Slower than normal heartbeat (bradycardia) that progressively slows
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Pulse may be slow or irregular
- Serum potassium is high
- Reviewed last on: 11/12/2007
- Charles Silberberg, D.O., Private Practice specializing in Nephrology, Affiliated with NY Medical College, Division of Nephrology, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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