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  • Title: Torsade de pointes: a critical care nurse's dilemma.
    Author: Wines LM, Macari-Hinson MM.
    Journal: Heart Lung; 1990 Sep; 19(5 Pt 1):500-4. PubMed ID: 2211158.
    Abstract:
    Torsade de pointes is a polymorphous ventricular tachycardia characterized by a gradual change in the direction of the QRS complex. Because critical care nurses are the first to recognize arrhythmias, they require the knowledge and skill to intervene appropriately. This case report focuses on identification of the characteristics, contributing factors, therapeutic modalities, and relevant nursing diagnoses for the patient with torsade de pointes.
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