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Case 9: A 79-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Surgical ICU

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Case 9: A 79-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Surgical ICU History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 79-year-old woman is in the cardiac surgical ICU, one week following aorto-coronary bypass surgery. The post-operative course has been complicated by pneumonia and respiratory failure, requiring intubation: Diagnosis Pseudo-flutter-waves artifacts, rate 480/min The artifacts preclude the …

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