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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is also bradycardia. Bradycardia puts patients at risk for "pause-dependent" Torsades de Pointes. Torsades in acquired long QT is much more likely in bradycardia because the QT interval following a long pause is longer still. If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., Crit Care Med.

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Another deadly and confusing ECG. Are you still one of the many people who will be fooled by this ECG, or do you recognize it instantly?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It is critically important for all EM and critical care providers to have an intimate understanding of hyperkalemia and its ECG findings. Steve, what do you think of this ECG in this Cardiac Arrest Patient?" HyperKalemia with Cardiac Arrest. With a twist. Do you recognize this ECG yet?