Help with DKA question

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Help with DKA question

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24 yo patient comes in with diabetes mellitus and you suspect they have an episode of DKA. You order an ECG.
What are you looking for? answer is T wave inflation.

But I don't understand why, I believe T-wave inflation is linked to hyperkalaemia, but how is hyperkalaemia related to diabetes??

Source: The Student Room - October 22, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: acetylcholinee Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums