U wave

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doi:10.31440/DFTB.5773

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U wave

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Written on 29/06/2021
, Last updated 14/10/2021

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. U wave, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.5773

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A U Wave is an extra positive deflection at the end of a T wave and is characteristic of hypokalaemia but may be normal.

Most common causes:

Hypokalaemia.

Normal finding at slower heart rates (e.g. sinus bradycardia).

Normal U wave in an adolescent

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