Abstract Number: 344
QTC’ING THE LIGHT: AVOIDING EKG WASTE IN CARDIAC MONITORING OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Background: Antipsychotics can prolong QTc interval and lead to development of the fatal arrhythmia Torsade de Pointes. Accordingly, serial EKG monitoring of QTc in patients newly started on antipsychotics has become common practice in hospitals. [...]