RECOGNIZING TORSADES DE POINTES

Torsades de Pointes is a form of Ventricular Tachycardia. 
It is rare and requires IMMEDIATE TREATMENT!

***American Heart Association has protocols in place for
each EKG rhythm.

Causes include: hypomagnesium, antiarrhythmic drugs 
that may prolong the Q-T interval and myocardial infarction.
Quinidine may cause Torsades de Pointes.

Symptoms include - Dizziness, chest pain, 

shortness of breath, hypotension and palpitations.

The image above shows a Code blue in progress. This is 
happening in the Emergency Room. Always follow your

Institution's policies and procedures for Code Blue.
 Learn more about: Lethal rhythms and Code Blue

The patient above was brought in to the 
Emergency Room with complaints of chest
pain and a drop in blood pressure.
Learn more about : Code Blue and avoiding errors

Learn more about : Third degree AV block