Hyperkalemia and its effect on the heart

This video will help you in understanding concept of hyperkalemia and its pathophysiology. It shows how hyperkalemia effects the heart and causes characteristic ECG changes. Treatment of the mentioned condition is also discussed. Timeline 0:00 Introduction 0:04 Definition 0:10 Normal levels of Potassium in body 0:59 Maintenance of Potassium level 1:21 Hyperkalemia 1:42 Most common cause of hyperkalemia 2:26 Effect on cardiac muscles 3:27 ECG changes 4:10 Treatment of Hyperkalemia