Avoid QT-Prolonging Meds in High-Risk Patients
March 2017
How should you handle QT prolongation alerts?
Many commonly used meds can prolong the QT interval. This rarely leads to torsades and sudden death in low-risk patients on one QT drug.
But the balance can tip with higher-risk patients or meds.
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