What is the immediate treatment for Torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with twisting QRS around baseline)?
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Correct answer: Intravenous magnesium sulfate
Torsades is treated emergently with IV magnesium sulfate and sometimes cardioversion rather than waiting.
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