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Navigating QTc Prolongation and Drug Interactions
FromReal Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Navigating QTc Prolongation and Drug Interactions
FromReal Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
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19 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
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On this episode, I discuss the pharmacology surrounding QTc prolongation and drug interactions.
I discuss which medications are more likely to cause QTc prolongation and which patient populations we should be more concerned about.
Antiarrhythmics are a common class of medication that can exacerbate QTc prolongation when used with other interacting medications.
500 ms is a common value utilized to help identify patients at risk for QTc prolongation and ultimately torsades de pointes.
I discuss which medications are more likely to cause QTc prolongation and which patient populations we should be more concerned about.
Antiarrhythmics are a common class of medication that can exacerbate QTc prolongation when used with other interacting medications.
500 ms is a common value utilized to help identify patients at risk for QTc prolongation and ultimately torsades de pointes.
Released:
Mar 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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