ECG findings can significantly influence the treatment approach in cases of poisoning:
- Sodium Bicarbonate: Used for tricyclic antidepressant toxicity, indicated by widened QRS complexes. - Magnesium Sulfate: Administered for Torsades de Pointes, often associated with a prolonged QT interval. - Lipid Emulsion Therapy: Considered for severe poisoning with lipophilic drugs, which can present with various ECG abnormalities. - Antidotes: Specific antidotes like atropine for organophosphate poisoning, which may show bradycardia on the ECG.
