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Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for Oct. 7-14.

Patient's clinical data:  87-year-old black man

Questions:
(1.)  What is this 12-lead ECG suggestive of? 
(2.)  What are some other differential diagnoses?

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Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for June 17-24. What "highs" and "lows" is this tracing suggestive of?

This week’s ECG is categorized under the heading:“Tracing suggestive of          This is a classical example of this pair of derangements.

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Wide Complex Bradycardia in Digitalis Toxic Patient

This ECG is from a female patient who presented with weakness. Her labs revealed digitalis toxicity and hyperkalemia. Actual lab values not available. With digitalis toxicity, hypokalemia and hyperkalemia are possible. In severe hyperkalemia, the "tall peaked T waves" can become much shorter, as the QRS and T waves widen. The p waves disappear, and soon the ECG resembles a "sine" wave. This is a very serious emergency!

 

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