I am not a doctor but I can tell you this: My T wave is really tall and pointy in lead 1 and 2 and I start to have short salvos of PAC and PVC looking like. 3-6 beats in a row. I feel them as palpitations. No other symptoms. The speed is 140 bpm. I take Perindopril 5mg every day for my hypertension BUT I used to eat like 4-5 bananas a day for years and years NON STOP, plus cooked spinach, all kind of seedsand nuts, tomato paste, etc....and a few days ago I went to the ER with palpitations. The T wave on the ecg looks really big and pointy. My blood test shows that my potassium is in range but in the upper part. Your video is making me think, because I start to get more and more couplets after I start to use Perindopril. All tests are OK, echo, x-ray, blood, ECG, Holter...all OK, except a burden of 30 extrasystoles in 24 hours and maybe 2-3 couplets a day. A few times a week I have a triplet it a salvo of 4-6 PAC or PVC, according to my AI system. On top of that I am taking 2000-3000 IU vitamin D3 and about 1200 mg Magnesium Malate every day....Now your wideo is making me suspect that I might hit a sensitivity to Potassium level. Thank you.
Question, what is the relationship between hyperkalemia and pts with cancer? Is it chemotherapy that can cause the elevated potassium or something to do with the type of cancer itself?
I have researched this a little it and I don't know everything about the topic but here is what I understand. Hyperkalemia can occur when there is cellular death that releases the potassium located inside of the cell and it goes into the serum. So when chemotherapy is done and a large tumor made of cancer cells (and normal cells) are destroyed there will most likely be a rise in potassium! Anything where there is a lot of cellular death (Rhabdomyolysis, crush injuries, etc.) can result in potassium to be released into the serum and cause hyperkalemia. Great question! If that didn't answer it, let me know. (Matt)
@@Scopeducation you got it man, I remember learning about potassium leaking out of dead/dying cells and just never put two and two together. Thanks man! Love the channel and hope you guys grow and get huge.
@@RichardC313 I appreciate it! We hope to grow large too and still connect with the audience. So if you want me or my partner Ryan to make a video or post on something feel free to message us and let us know!
I am not a doctor but I can tell you this: My T wave is really tall and pointy in lead 1 and 2 and I start to have short salvos of PAC and PVC looking like. 3-6 beats in a row. I feel them as palpitations. No other symptoms. The speed is 140 bpm. I take Perindopril 5mg every day for my hypertension BUT I used to eat like 4-5 bananas a day for years and years NON STOP, plus cooked spinach, all kind of seedsand nuts, tomato paste, etc....and a few days ago I went to the ER with palpitations. The T wave on the ecg looks really big and pointy. My blood test shows that my potassium is in range but in the upper part. Your video is making me think, because I start to get more and more couplets after I start to use Perindopril. All tests are OK, echo, x-ray, blood, ECG, Holter...all OK, except a burden of 30 extrasystoles in 24 hours and maybe 2-3 couplets a day. A few times a week I have a triplet it a salvo of 4-6 PAC or PVC, according to my AI system. On top of that I am taking 2000-3000 IU vitamin D3 and about 1200 mg Magnesium Malate every day....Now your wideo is making me suspect that I might hit a sensitivity to Potassium level. Thank you.
"That stable rhythm called asystole..."😅😂
Be still my beating heart.
Great lecture, thumbs up.
Thank you! We try to uncomplicate the complicated nature of medicine
Question, what is the relationship between hyperkalemia and pts with cancer? Is it chemotherapy that can cause the elevated potassium or something to do with the type of cancer itself?
I have researched this a little it and I don't know everything about the topic but here is what I understand. Hyperkalemia can occur when there is cellular death that releases the potassium located inside of the cell and it goes into the serum. So when chemotherapy is done and a large tumor made of cancer cells (and normal cells) are destroyed there will most likely be a rise in potassium! Anything where there is a lot of cellular death (Rhabdomyolysis, crush injuries, etc.) can result in potassium to be released into the serum and cause hyperkalemia. Great question! If that didn't answer it, let me know. (Matt)
@@Scopeducation you got it man, I remember learning about potassium leaking out of dead/dying cells and just never put two and two together. Thanks man! Love the channel and hope you guys grow and get huge.
@@RichardC313 I appreciate it! We hope to grow large too and still connect with the audience. So if you want me or my partner Ryan to make a video or post on something feel free to message us and let us know!