I'm not good at trying to type phonetically, but torsades is just like it looks: Tors-ahd (never pronounce the "e" nor the "s"). It's pointes that is the weird part. It is pronounced like "pwa-nt".
I'm not good at trying to type phonetically, but torsades is just like it looks: Tors-ahd (never pronounce the "e" nor the "s"). It's pointes that is the weird part. It is pronounced like "pwa-nt".
TdP looks like a twisting, turning V-tach-the translation is "twisted points"
It can prolong the cardiac action potential. It can also have other effects, such as torsades de pointes,
and it can mask digitalis toxicity.
Hérissé de pointes
the neadle always pointes to magnetic north so it always pointes north