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Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
that prolong the QT ... quinidine) •Class IC ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Normal QT Interval Measurement
General rule: QT interval should be < 1/2 RR interval
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Normal QT Interval ... General rule: QT ... = QT / Sqrt(RR) ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... • PR, QRS, and QT ... bradyarrythmias (e.g ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Wide QRS Complex
 - A wide QRS complex will lead
QT / QTc Interval ... increase in the QT ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #QT ... Measurement #WideQRS #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
QT / QTc Interval ... the associated QT ... for the QT intervals ... Irregular #Rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... DANGER - Short QT ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on EKG ... prolongation • QT ... antidepressants #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑ Ca - short QT ... • ↓ Ca - long QT ... • ↓ Mg - long QT ... -500ms) Short QT ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
that prolong the QT ... quridine) Class IC ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG