Torsades de pointes reminder - samideb12

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Factors that are associated with an increased tendency toward torsades de pointes include:


Lead II ECG showing torsades being shocked by an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator back to the patients baseline cardiac rhythm.Familial long QT syndrome
Class IA antiarrhythmics
Class III antiarrhythmics
Hypomagnesemia
Hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypoxia
Acidosis
Heart failure
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Slow heart rate
Female gender
Hypothermia
Subarachnoid hemorrhage

[ArchivalUser]

Factors that are associated with an increased tendency toward torsades de pointes include:

Class IA antiarrhythmics
Class III antiarrhythmics
Hypomagnesemia
Hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypoxia
Acidosis
Heart failure
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Slow heart rate
Female gender
Hypothermia
Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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