Hyperkalemia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities seen in clinical practice and the most common life-threatening electrolyte abnormality seen in the emergency department. It is most often due to impaired renal potassium excretion due to acute on chronic kidney disease or the use of drugs that inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis. The most common clinical presentation is muscle weakness and cardiac conduction abnormalities. In the Emergency Department, ECG can come in handy as the first diagnosis of hyperkalemia before labs are drawn and reported. Early recognition of electrocardiographic (ECG) changes can prompt early correction and reduce mortality. We hereby, present a case of transient left bundle branch block in the setting of hyperkalemia secondary to statin-induced rhabdomyolysis.
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; ekg changes; hyperkalemia; left bundle branch block; rhabdomyolysis.
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