A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation

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A VISUAL GUIDE TO ECG INTERPRETATION

ECG 9.8B A 52-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath.

Cardiac Tamponade

The ECG diagnosis of cardiac tamponade was overlooked by the first clinician who saw ECG 9.8. Hours later, the ECG was reviewed by another clinician who immediately performed a bedside ECG to find RV collapse during diastole and a large pericardial effusion. The patient’s condition deteriorated over the next several hours, and emergent pericardiocentesis was performed.

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