ECG of the month. Abnormal electrocardiogram in a woman with a urinary tract infection. Sinus rhythm, rate 82/minute. Sagging ST segments, low T waves, and prominent U waves suggest hypokalemia.
Glancy
D Luke
DL
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA.
Wang
Wilson L
WL
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*