ECG Challenge: March 18, 2014

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HomeCirculationVol. 129, No. 11ECG Challenge: March 18, 2014 Free AccessResearch ArticlePDF/EPUBAboutView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toFree AccessResearch ArticlePDF/EPUBECG Challenge: March 18, 2014 Originally published18 Mar 2014https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009399Circulation. 2014;129:1262IntroductionA 72-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with an increase in shortness of breath that began 2 weeks ago after he experienced an upper respiratory infection presenting with a cough productive of yellowish sputum, pleuritic chest pain, and a low-grade fever with temperatures of up to 100°F. He did not seek medical attention, but because of worsening shortness of breath, he presented to the emergency room. On physical examination, he has bilateral rhonchous sounds and wheezing. A chest x-ray shows evidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hyperaeration and fibrous streaking. His O2 saturation is 88% on room air. He is placed on supplemental O via a nasal cannula at 4 L/min. He receives albuterol therapy via a nebulizer. Shortly after his first treatment, he is noted to have a transient increase in heart rate, and an ECG is obtained.What is the diagnosis?Download figureDownload PowerPointTo submit your diagnosis, go to http://circ.ahajournals.org/letters/submit/circulationaha;129/11/1262. The diagnosis will follow in next week’s issue (March 25).Please go to the journal’s Facebook page for more ECG Challenges: http://goo.gl/cm4K7. Challenges are posted on Tuesdays and Responses on Wednesdays.FootnotesCorrespondence to Philip J. Podrid, MD, West Roxbury VA Hospital, Section of Cardiology, 1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132. E-mail [email protected] Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails March 18, 2014Vol 129, Issue 11 Advertisement Article InformationMetrics © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc.https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009399 Originally publishedMarch 18, 2014 PDF download Advertisement SubjectsElectrocardiology (ECG)