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A 58 year old with Weakness and more than 4 mm ST Elevation in V3

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AUGUST 9, 2018

This case was sent by Lou B, a paramedic and RN. Denied headache, chest pain, nausea / vomiting. If this patient had chest pain and the value suggested early repol, I would be very hesitant to act on it. He writes: "We were dispatched to a 58 yo male who had been out in the sun for 2-3 hours as a mailman.

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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APRIL 8, 2016

A late middle-aged man presented with one hour of chest pain. If there is polymorphic VT with a long QT on the baseline ECG, then generally we call that Torsades, but Non-Torsades Polymorphic VT can result from ischemia alone. Most recent echo showed EF of 60%. He also had a history of chronic kidney disease, stage III.

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A 58 year old with Weakness and more than 4 mm ST Elevation in V3

STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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