Case 86: A 45-Year-Old Man with No Fixed Address
History
Diagnosis
History
A 45-year-old man with no fixed address and no available medical records presents to the emergency department with a decreased level of consciousness:
Diagnosis
- Junctional tachycardia, 119/min
The relatively slower rate in this case helps to differentiate automatic junctional tachycardia from AV Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) or Atrioventricular Re-entrant Tachycardia (AVRT). At higher rates (ex. 150-160/min), differentiation may be difficult.
ECG ID: E476