Name
ARRHYTHMIAS, TORSADE DE POINTES VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CAUSES : - CONGENITAL LONG QT INTERVAL SYNDROME - IDIOSYNCRATIC RESPONSE TO VARIETY OF DRUGS - IN BRADYCARDIA - IN ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES ESP. HYPOKALEMIA & HYPOMAGNESEMIA, HYPOCALCEMIA - HYPOTHYROIDISM - NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS LIKE SUBARACHNOID HGE
TYPENOTES
TREATMENT : - DEFIBRILLATION IF ARRHYTHMIA IS SUSTAINED - TEMPORARY PACE MAKER IS VERY SUCCESSFUL - BETA BLOCKERS ARE PHARMACOLOGIC MAINSTAY OF THERAPY IN THE CONGENITAL FORM. - AVOID DRUGS IF IT IS DRUG INDUCED - CORRECTION OF ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE IF PRESENT - TREAT HYPOTHYROIDISM IF PRESENT
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
ECG