MRCEM Notes

ECG: hypokalaemia

ECG features of hypokalaemia
  • U waves
  • small or absent T waves (occasionally inversion)
  • prolong PR interval
  • ST depression
  • long QT

The ECG below shows typical U waves. Note also the borderline PR interval.

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One registered user suggests the following rhyme
  • In Hypokalaemia, U have no Pot and no T, but a long PR and a long QT
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