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🟠 QT Drugs: Drugs causing QT prolongation, torsade de pointes (TdP) and long QT syndrome (LQTS)

…Ward syndrome Idiopathic congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) Metabolic disorders Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia Hypocalcemia Starvation Anorexia nervosa Liquid protein diets Hypothyroidism Bradyarrhythmia Sinus bradycardia Sinus node…

Cardiac arrest due to electrolyte imbalance

…hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypomagnesemia, and hypermagnesemia are exceedingly rare precipitants of cardiac arrest. Sodium imbalance Neither hyponatremia nor hypernatremia typically cause discernible ECG changes. Hyponatremia Effective…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…Furthermore, ongoing ischemia, hypomagnesemia, and moderate to severe renal impairment increase the likelihood of digitalis intoxication even at therapeutic doses. Diagnostics Electrocardiography and Electrophysiology Electrocardiographic…

QT duration & corrected QT (QTc) duration: ECG features & implications

…foscarnet, atazanavir) Hypokalemia Hypocalcemia Hypomagnesemia Cerebrovascular insult (bleeding) Myocardial ischemia Cardiomyopathy Bradycardia Hypothyroidism Hypothermia A separate chapter discusses Long QT syndrome (LQTS). A complete list…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…mg IV, a further 50 mg 1 mg/kg Magnesium 2 g (8 mmol) IV in torsades or hypomagnesaemia 25–50 mg/kg, maximum 2…

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