Hyperkalemia physical examination


 * Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org]

Overview
In patients with hyperkalemia, physical examination may vary from normal to bradycardia (heart block), tachypnea due to respiratory muscle weakness and absent tendon reflexes.

Vitals

 * Bradycardia (heart block)
 * Tachypnea (respiratory muscle weakness)

General physical examination

 * Muscle weakness
 * Flaccid paralysis
 * Depressed or absent deep tendon reflexes
 * Muscle tenderness associated with muscle weakness (rhabdomyolysis)