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my father had an episode of torsades while in the icu due to severe bradycardia as a result of raised icp due to the head injury he suffered then.he was discharged with bisoprolol 1.25 once a day telling that it was for his heart to maintain a good rhyth.at present his pulse is round about 50...what to do - Asked by p x on 10-Aug-2016 03:04:22

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    Answered by Dr. Yezdani Haleema on 15-Sep-2016 22:32:56

    Hello sir the rhythm which your father has showed usually happens when magnesium is low kindly check and keep monitoring his serum.magnesium levels
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