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tenting see skin tenting test. tenting Cardiology A term for the symmetrical 'peaking' of the 'T' wave on the EKG, associated with a lengthening of P-R, typically seen in early hyperkalemia; with further ↑ of K+, the P wave disappears and a
sine wave appears Internal medicine A sign consisting of light pinching of a Pt's skin which, under usual conditions, springs back to a flattened position; a delay in flattening–'tenting' is characteristic of relatively
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