{"id":816,"date":"2014-05-09T09:24:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T09:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/?p=816"},"modified":"2014-05-09T09:24:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T09:24:22","slug":"the-case-of-tremor-induced-ecg-artifacts-mimicking-torsades-de-pointes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/2014\/05\/09\/the-case-of-tremor-induced-ecg-artifacts-mimicking-torsades-de-pointes\/","title":{"rendered":"The case of Tremor-induced ECG artifacts mimicking torsades de pointes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doctor, treat your patient, not your monitor!<\/p>\n<p>We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-817\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/2-500x308.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/2-500x308.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/2.jpg 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-818\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/1-500x307.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/1-500x307.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/04\/1.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. 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