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?
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+
Hea rate is 45/min
ECG shows acute anterior myocardial infarction
Patient should be given IV lidocaine
ECG is suggestive of hypokalemia
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