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Loperamide and QT Prolongation #Clinical #EM #Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation #QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Loperamide and QT Prolongation ... Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation ... #QTProlongation
Medications that can cause QTc prolongation

#qtcprolongation #cardiology #medications #pharmacology #riskfactors #review #mnemonic
can cause QTc prolongation ... #qtcprolongation
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
tachycardia • QRS prolongation ... • QT prolongation
Quinidine produces the following ECG changes:
1. Prolongation of Q-T interval:
2. Prolongation of QRS complex:
3. Prominent V
Prolongation of ... Prolongation of ... Mild prolongation
Want to remember what drugs prolong the QT interval? Remember COLLAPSE - Kitty Canavan @KathrynCanavan1
#Diagnosis #Peds
Mnemonic #QTc #Prolongation
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Progressive prolongation ... Dropped P without PR prolongation ... warning" of PR prolongation
Algorithm for Prescribing QTC-prolonging Medications

#QTC #prolonging #Medications #Algorithm #Prescribing #management #Torsades #RiskFactors #Prolongation
#RiskFactors #Prolongation
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
hypotension, QTC prolongation
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
about increased QT prolongation
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
pseudoephedrine #QTc #Prolongation