The EKG in the patient treated with lidocaine
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Electrocardiographic Findings
- Like all type 1B agents, this shortens the action potential duration
- May slow the rate or cause sinus arrest in high doses, the automaticity of ectopic atrial pacemakers may be reduced.
- In usual doses, it is not associated with any noticeable changes in the P wave, the PR interval, the QRS complex, The QT interval, or the T wave.