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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
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
tachycardia • QRS prolongation ... • QT prolongation ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical #criteria
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
• PR, QRS, and QT ... prolongation ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Wide QRS Complex
 - A wide QRS complex will lead
QT / QTc Interval ... increase in the QT ... interval that is not clinically ... consequence as prolongation ... #diagnosis #ecg
ABCDEF Mnemonic for Drugs Causing QT Prolongation

A - Anti-Arrhythmics (amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide)
B - Anti-Biotics (fluoroquinolones, macrolides)
C
Drugs Causing QT ... Mnemonic #Acronym #Pharmacology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #DrugInduced ... #QT #Prolongation
QTc Prolongation - Medications and Conditions that Prolong QT: From "A to N"
A - Anti-A-rrhythmics
B -
QTc Prolongation ... Conditions that Prolong QT ... #QTc #Prolongation ... diagnosis #table ... #QT #mnemonic
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... the setting of QT ... interval prolongation ... dePointes #TdP #Diagnosis ... #causes #differential
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 ... - QT prolonging ... channel mutations w/prolongation ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Known to Prolong QTc ... #Prolongation # ... Medications #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table