AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LOG OF RECURRENT HYPERKALEMIA IN A SEVERELY WOUNDED MAN
Authors: C M PEARSON, M P O'MEARA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 September 1955AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LOG OF RECURRENT HYPERKALEMIA IN A SEVERELY WOUNDED MANCARL M. PEARSON, M.D., MAURICE P. O'MEARA, M.D.CARL M. PEARSON, M.D., MAURICE P. O'MEARA, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-3-601 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSoon after the outbreak of the Korean War it became apparent that the clinical syndrome of potassium intoxication and severe azotemia was responsible for a considerable number of deaths in soldiers who had survived their initial injuries and associated complications. A detailed study of the metabolic effects of potassium derangements in this group of previously healthy individuals was begun early in 1952 by a special research unit. Various diagnostic and therapeutic methods were utilized and evolved during the course of this activity and are being reported on in more detail elsewhere.1, 2, 3, 4The electrocardiogram as a diagnostic tool...Bibliography1. MeroneyHerndon WHRF: The management of acute renal insufficiency, J. A. M. A. 155: 877-883, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HerndonPearsonMeroney RFCMWH: The electrocardiogram and acute renal insufficiency; a study of hyperkalemia, to be published. Google Scholar3. TeschanPostSmithAbernathyDavisGrayHowardJohnsonKloppMundyO'MearaRush PERSLHRSJHDMJMKEERLMPBF: Post-traumatic renal insufficiency in military casualties; I. Clinical characteristics, Am. J. Med. 18: 172-186, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SmithPostTeschanAbernathyDavisGrayHowardJohnsonKloppMundyO'MearaRush LHRSPERSJHDMJMKEERLMPBF: Post-traumatic renal insufficiency in military casualties; II. Management, use of an artificial kidney, prognosis, Am. J. Med. 18: 187-198, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Merrill JP: Medical progress; the artificial kidney, New England J. Med. 246: 17-27, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. TaranSzilagyi LMN: The duration of the electrical systole (QT) in acute rheumatic carditis in children, Am. Heart J. 33: 14, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. WinklerHoffSmith AWHEPK: Electrocardiographic changes and concentration of potassium in serum following intravenous injection of potassium chloride, Am. J. Physiol. 124: 478-483, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MerrillLevineSomervilleSmith JPHDWS: Clinical recognition and treatment of acute potassium intoxication, Ann. Int. Med. 33: 797-830, 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 27, 1954.From the Medical Service and the Renal Insufficiency Center, 11th Evacuation Hospital, Korea.†Present address: Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles 24, Calif. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySevere Hyperkalemia in a Case of Chronic Renal InsufficiencyA Comparative Analysis of Molar Sodium Lactate and Other Agents in the Treatment of Induced Hyperkalemia in Nephrectomized Dogs 1 September 1955Volume 43, Issue 3Page: 601-615KeywordsAttentionCalciumElectrocardiographyInsulinIntoxicationMedical servicesPotassium ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...