Long QT, does anyone care?

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I had a patient today who’s QTc was 770 per her EKG. I couldn’t really tell because I could hardly see the T wave as it was flat. In the OR it didn’t look too long though.
Whenever you have an abnormal QT, don't trust the machine, check it yourself (on a paper EKG). Machines are famous for misreading waves.
 
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