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Case 154: A 53 Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department with palpitations

Case 154: A 53 Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department with palpitations History Diagnosis History A 53 year old man with a history of palpitations from his teenage years presents to the Emergency Department with an episode of sustained palpitations. ECG is shown below: Diagnosis Supraventricular tachycardia, likely atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), ventricular rate 194/min …

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Case 171: An 84 Year-Old Man in the Internal Medicine Ward

Practice Level 4

Case 171: An 84 Year-Old Man in the Internal Medicine Ward History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History An 84 year old man is admitted to the internal medicine ward with COPD exacerbation. An ECG is done for new worsening of shortness of breath that is shown below: Diagnosis Supraventricular Tachycardia with Left Bundle …

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Case 124: An 89 Year-Old Woman in the Emergency Department

Practice Level 5

Case 124: An 89 Year-Old Woman in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis History An 89 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department after a fall without loss of consciousness. She has had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted 2 years ago for syncope secondary to sinus arrest and second–degree AV block. Her ECG is shown …

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Case 125: A 94 Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department with Palpitations

Practice Level 5

Case 125: A 94 Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department with Palpitations History Diagnosis History A 94 year old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of breath. His ECG is shown below: Diagnosis Atrial fibrillation with ventricular paced rhythm, ventricular rate 82/min …

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Case 126: A 25 Year-Old Woman with Palpitations

Practice Level 5

Case 126: A 25 Year-Old Woman with Palpitations History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 25 year old woman is referred to the electrophysiology clinic for frequent long episodes of palpitations for a few years. Her echocardiogram shows LVEF of 45% with global hypokinesis. Her ECG is shown below: Diagnosis Supraventricular tachycardia likely …

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