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B-52 Chemical Sedation Cocktail in Severe Agitation
Ingredients:
 • Benadryl 50 mg (Diphenhydramine) +
 • 5 mg
with prolonged QT ... #ingredients #management
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Presentation - Management ... • Long QT Syndrome ... Heart • Short QT ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Drugs that prolong QT ... Congenital long QT ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
about increased QT ... Coronavirus #Treatment #Management
QTc Flow chart to minimize TdP in COVID-19 inpatients on Chloroquine/Azithromycin

Flow chart to manage effects on
milliseconds; LQTS: long QT ... Torsades #Algorithm #Management
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
changes (especially QT ... #Hypokalemia #Management
QT/QTc- Interval
•	Start of Q-wave to end of the T-wave (time of ventricular depolarization + repolarization).
•	Life threatening
QT/QTc- Interval ... ) • Prolonged QT ... • Shortened QT ... • QT interval ... [QT nomogram]
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑ Ca - short QT ... • ↓ Ca - long QT ... • ↓ Mg - long QT ... heart block Long QT ... -500ms) Short QT
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Channelopathies: Long/short QT ... Acquired long QT
Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
QTc = corrected QT