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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. Here is his ED ECG: There is obvious infero-posterior STEMI. What are you worried about in addition to his STEMI? to greatly decrease risk (although in STEMI, the optimal level is about 4.0-4.5 Learning Points: 1.

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