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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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At cath, he immediately had incessant Torsades de Pointes requiring defibrillation 7 times and requiring placement of a transvenous pacer for overdrive pacing at a rate of 80. Document in the patient's chart that rapid infusion is intentional in response to life-threatening hypokalemia." However it is classified is not so important!

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Severe shock, obtunded, and a diagnostic prehospital ECG. Also: How did this happen?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Document in the patient's chart that rapid infusion is intentional in response to life-threatening hypokalemia." Internal potassium balance and the control of the plasma potassium concentration. How would you treat? If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., Comment: This last section is appropriate for this case.

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