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  3. 10.0.0 The Electrocardiogram in the Emergency Department-Introduction

10.2.0 Shortness of breath (frame 23)

The ECG shown here is from a 65 year old woman who came to the Emergency Department because of chest pain and shortness of breath of rather sudden onset. 24 hours earlier she had returned to the United States by plane following a holiday in Europe. Her physical examination was unremarkable except for tachypnea and hypotension (95/62). Which diagnosis would you favor: 1) an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction? 2) a pulmonary embolus? 3) a panic attack with hyperventilation?

  • 10.2.1 (24 -same as 23)
  • 10.2.2 (25)
  • 10.2.3 (26-same as 25)
  • 10.2.4 (26)
  • 10.2.5 (27)
  • 10.2.6 (27-again)

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  • Introduction to First Edition
  • 1.0.0 Generation of the ECG
  • 2.0.0 The Normal Electrocardiogram
  • 3.0.0 Inter and intra-ventricular Conduction Disturbances
  • 4.0.0 Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • 5.0.0 ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES, DRUG EFFECTS AND THE LONG QT SYNDROMES
  • 6.0.0 Ischemia and Infarction - Introduction (frame i and ii)
  • 7.0.0 Tachycardias- Introduction
  • 8.0.0 The Bradycardias frame i-introduction
  • 9.0.0 The ECG of Heart Murmurs-introduction
  • 10.0.0 The Electrocardiogram in the Emergency Department-Introduction
    • 10.1.0 Chest pain (1)
    • 10.2.0 Shortness of breath (frame 23)
      • 10.2.1 (24 -same as 23)
      • 10.2.2 (25)
      • 10.2.3 (26-same as 25)
      • 10.2.4 (26)
      • 10.2.5 (27)
      • 10.2.6 (27-again)
    • 10.3.0 Palpitations (frame 31)
    • 10.4.0 confusion, weakness etc (frame 40)
    • 10.5.0 Conclusion (no image)
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