RECOGNIZING TORSADES DE POINTES

Torsades de Pointes is a form of Ventricular Tachycardia. It is rare and

requires IMMEDIATE TREATMENT!

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 patient above was brought in to the 
Emergency Room with complaints of chest
pain and a drop in blood pressure.
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