A 33-year-old female attended A&E with a history of resuscitated cardiac arrest. | Medibuddy
10th May 2025

A 33-year-old female attended A&E with a history of resuscitated cardiac arrest.

A 33-year-old female attended A&E with a history of resuscitated cardiac arrest. She had an witnessed arrest which was successfully resuscitated by the emergency team. Triage notes revealed BP- 100/60 mmHg, Pulse- 88/min, SpO2- 98% in room air. Heart sounds were normal. Bloods showed normal urea and electrolytes and troponin was raised to 200ng/ L (normal 0-5 ng/L). She did not complain of any chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitation. Family history was negative. While she was in the resuscitation area, you were asked to see the patients by a nurse. Her BP- 100/60 mmHg, Pulse- 300/min, SPO2- 94% in room air. Below is her ECG

Torsade ECG

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