A 60-year-old male diabetic and smoker came with 3 hours of substernal pain. Which of the following statements is true regarding his ECG?
High-Yield Explanation
The hea rate of the patient is about 75 BPM. The current ECG shows presence of ST elevation in lead I, aVL and the precordial leads V2-V5 suggestive of anterior wall MI Patient should be given lidocaine, in case of post-Ml ventricular tachycardia ST elevation and Tall tented T waves should be present in all leads. P wave should disappear. qRS should be wide complex. These findings suggestive of HyperK+ not hypoK+