She appears alert when stimulated but is otherwise lethargic. Heart rate is 70 beats per minute; respiration rate, 28 breaths per minute; blood pressure, 100/70 mm Hg; and oxygen saturation, 93% on room air. Bibasilar rales are audible on auscultation.
Laboratory studies, a chest radiograph, and a 12-lead ECG are ordered. The rhythm strip and the 12-lead ECG are shown here.
What diagnosis do the ECG findings suggest?
(Answer and discussion begin on next page.)
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Consultant. Vol. 48 No. 7 ECG Challenge: Test Your Interpretive Skills
By WILLIAM J. BRADY, MD
University of Virginia RICHARD A. HARRIGAN, MD and THEODORE CHAN, MD Temple University and University of California, San Diego | June 1, 2008
Dr Brady is professor of emergency medicine and internal medicine and vice chair of the department of emergency medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Dr Harrigan is associate professor of emergency medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr Chan is professor of clinical medicine and medical director of the department of emergency medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
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