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Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
that prolong the QT ... interval •Class ... IC antidysrhythmics ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/ ... - QT prolonging ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
that prolong the QT ... interval Class ... IC antidysrhythmics ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
IC = Flecainide ... in wide QRS on EKG ... results in prolonged QT ... on EKG • Increasing ... Pharmacology #Agents #Cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare