Electrocardiogram After 2 Weeks of Diarrhea

Electrocardiogram after 2 weeks of diarrhea.

A 41-year-old man, known to be HIV positive for at least 3 years (CD4 count on this admission, 134/mm3; reference, 228–2290), presented with a 2-week history of sore throat, dysphagia, odynophagia, change in his voice, fatigue, and exertional dyspnea. Only later did he admit to having 4 to 6 large watery stools per day for the same length of time. An electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded on admissio...

Electrocardiogram Challenge Syncope in a Woman With Nausea and Diarrhea.

Circulation. 2017;135:2073–2076. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028156 May 23, 2017 2073 ECG CHALLENGE A 71-year-old woman was sent referred to the emergency department from a rehabilitation facility after suffering her first episode of syncope. She was recovering from a recent episode of diarrhea and had been receiving intravenous vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactan, and fluconazole. Her oral...

The electrocardiogram after mastectomy.

The Electrocardiogram after Mastectomy

T HE CHARACTERISTICS of the electrocardiographic tracing are determined by three independent variables. The first of these involves the potentials generated by the myocardium during depolarization and repolarization. These potentials can be altered by a wide variety of physiologic states, as well as by intrinsic disease of the myocardium. The second factor relates to the properties of the extra...

Simply Do Not Go Snowboarding 2 Weeks after Augmentation