January 2019 critical care case of the month: A 32-year-old woman with cardiac arrest

Autor: Watkins SA, Smelski G, French RNE, Insel M, Campion J
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-6773
DOI: 10.13175/swjpcc121-18
Popis: No abstract available. Article truncated after the first page. History of Present Illness: A 32-year-old woman with history of chronic neck pain and opioid abuse complained of dizziness and palpitations shortly before suffering a witnessed cardiac arrest in her home. She was given bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation until emergency medical services arrived on scene, at which point intermittent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with a pulse was noted on the cardiac monitor and physical exam (Figure 1). Which of the following is (are) the most likely cause(s) of the cardiac arrythmia? 1. Cardiomyopathy 2. Coronary artery disease 3. Drug-induced arrythmia 4. 1 and 3 5. All of the above …
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