A patient with a seizure is being loaded with an anti-seizure drug with the mode of action shown below. You are asked to administer the drug as a slow drip infusion that should not exceed 50 mg/min in adults. What complication can result if the drug in question is administered as a rapid bolus?
a. Ventricular tachycardia
b. Supraventricular tachycardia
c. Third-degree heart block
d. Electromechanical dissociation
e. Torsade de pointes
f. Long QT syndrome
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