WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS EKG SERIES - TORSADES DE POINTES

Hi guys,

Hope you had a good week. I have tried to simplify TORSADES DE POINTES , which is a form of Ventricular Tachycardia. It is commonly found in patients who are chronic alcoholics and who are poorly nourished. Lack of Magnesium ( read also Preeclampsia, chapter 3)is usually the cause in chronic alcoholism.

Treatment is directed at correcting the cause.

For more information on Torsades de Pointes visit:

http://www.dearnurses.com/ekg_series_-_what_is_wrong_with_this_ekg

for Torsades go to page 33

You may also enjoy watching the Clinical Videos called SESSIONS, in particular

watch Sessions 16 through 18.