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Loperamide and QT Prolongation #Clinical #EM #Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation #QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Loperamide and QT ... Prolongation #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #QT #Prolongation ... #QTProlongation
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... • PR, QRS, and QT ... prolongation ... osborn #waves #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on EKG ... • QT prolongation ... antidepressants #EKG ... #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 ... consequence as prolongation ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... channel mutations w/prolongation ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
and a prolonged QT ... A) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EM #EKG #Hyperkalemia
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... prolongation) ... their validity (e.g ... clinical context & EKG
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare