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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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He had significant history of CAD with CABG x5, and repeat CABG x 2 as well as a subsequent PCI of the graft to the RCA (twice) and of the graft to the Diagonal. the associated loss is double, at 200-400 mEq.* [ Sterns RH, et al. Internal potassium balance and the control of the plasma potassium concentration. mmol/L).

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