PMC9940904_01
EKG on arrival with ST-segment elevations in V2 and V3
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FIG1
On arrival, the patient's EKG showed corrected QT (QTc) prolongation, subtle ST depressions in the inferior leads, and J-point elevation in V2 and V3 (Figure 1), with undetectably high blood glucose.
EKG after the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) showing wide complex tachycardia
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FIG2
The patient's rhythm continued to be a wide complex tachycardia consistent with VT (Figure 2).
EKG after potassium replacement with wide complex tachycardia and ST elevations resolved
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FIG3
Potassium replacement was started, and the patient's rhythm slowly began to narrow and converted to sinus tachycardia (Figure 3).