A 76-year-old woman presents with a persistently rapid heart rate that she attributes to her pacemaker. What does the ECG show?

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To that end, GOLD guidelines for COPD recommend tailoring treatment based on risk of exacerbation and symptom severity as well as on patient preference, including cost, availability, and the user’s ...

Life expectancy for a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) depends on the severity of the symptoms. There are various ways to measure COPD stages, including using the GOLD ...

Every year, 900,000 Americans are caught by surprise by the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism: a sudden shortness of breath, chest pain and a rapid heartbeat. Described by Dr. Talal Dahhan, Division ...

Figure 2. Annotated 12-lead ECG on admission. Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) screening (upper frames): the ECG displayed a QR pattern in lead V1, incomplete right bundle branch block, and T-wave ...

She returns for a follow-up visit for palpitations, and a 12-lead ECG is obtained. The rhythm is regular, at a rate of 150 beats/min. The QRS complex duration is normal (0.08 sec) with normal ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) should be considered in patients with ... ACS may cause dyspnea, particularly in women, diabetics, and older adults, necessitating rapid ECG assessment. Pericarditis and ...