Electrocardiographic abnormalities in combined hypercalcaemia and hypokalaemia--case report.
A 47-year-old woman presented with extreme hypercalcaemia due to a parathyroid carcinoma. An electrocardiogram which was recorded when the hypercalcaemia was associated with hypokalaemia showed absence of the ST segment, prolonged T wave, a shortened QTac interval and prominent U waves.
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Cardiac Department, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis